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Bakeries and dessert shops in Washington County, IL
How Washington County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $22M
- On food away from home · $3,800 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 13,564
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 bakeries and dessert shops in Washington County. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households.
At $3,800 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Washington County spend about $22M a year on food away from home. That is about $11M of household spending for each shop on map listings. That spending covers all food away from home, which bakeries and dessert shops share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Washington County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, Washington County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Washington County compares
The same measures for Illinois and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the bakeries and dessert shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Washington County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 9.9 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $11M | $4.3M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | n/a | 1,620 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +23.1% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,800 | $4,215 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $78,224 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Washington County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3. These official figures cover all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
Population and households in Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,564−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 5,795
- Median age
- 45.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 563 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $78,224+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,788
- Median home value
- $155,700
- Jobs located here
- 7,142
- Daytime population
- 13,814Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Washington County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ogle County, IL | 76 | 12 | 5.8 | $6.8M | −0.7% | #142 of 1,889 |
| 2Clinton County, IL | 70 | 7 | 4.8 | $8.6M | +0.6% | #254 of 1,889 |
| 3McLean County, IL | 70 | 39 | 5.6 | $7.3M | +0.1% | #256 of 1,889 |
| 4Livingston County, IL | 70 | 8 | 5.5 | $6.9M | −2.1% | #258 of 1,889 |
| 5Grundy County, IL | 70 | 18 | 8.7 | $5M | +2.9% | #272 of 1,889 |
| 6Kendall County, IL | 69 | 42 | 9.3 | $5.2M | +9.9% | #299 of 1,889 |
| 7St. Clair County, IL | 68 | 64 | 6.3 | $6.1M | −2.5% | #311 of 1,889 |
| 8Lee County, IL | 67 | 7 | 5.2 | $7.1M | −3.4% | #326 of 1,889 |
| 9Monroe County, IL | 67 | 12 | 8.7 | $5.3M | −0.3% | #338 of 1,889 |
| 10Jefferson County, IL | 66 | 6 | 4.0 | $8.5M | −2.3% | #354 of 1,889 |
| Washington County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 3.5 | $11M | −1.2% |
Other business types in Washington County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes58
- Sit-down restaurants54
- Fast food and sandwich shops60
- Pizza50
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Washington County, IL?
Washington County has 2 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in Washington County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Washington County, IL spend on food away from home?
About $22M a year, or $3,800 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $11M per shop. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,795 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, IL compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Washington County has 2 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Washington County would have about 5, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Washington County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 13,564 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,795 households. Median household income in Washington County is $78,224, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.7%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Washington County has no market score for bakeries and dessert shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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