Market rankings · Indiana
Bakeries and dessert shops in Indiana
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Indiana, ranked by the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 2,273
- 762 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 1,435
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +41.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $10.3B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- 14% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #19 of 51
- Market score 55 · Upper middle
A site report maps the bakeries and dessert shops on map listings around any address in Indiana by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Indiana has 2,273 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 762 are chain locations, or 34%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.4, 14% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Household spending on food away from home in Indiana comes to about $10.3B a year: $3,802 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2,273 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $4.5M per shop, 10% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
Official counts show 1,435 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Indiana in 2023, up 41.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,893 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 24.6% over the same years. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Since fiscal 2022, 108 SBA-backed loans worth $44.4M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Indiana.
Among the 50 states and DC, Indiana ranks #19 for bakeries and dessert shops, with a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Indiana, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area scores highest (73). Of the 25 scored small-town markets in or partly in Indiana, the Greencastle area scores highest (88).
Every market in Indiana for bakeries and dessert shops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Indiana, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 73 | 687 | 8.2 | $5M | +5.4% | #25 of 387 |
| 2Columbus, IN | 71 | 29 | 8.7 | $4.6M | +4.3% | #34 of 387 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 64 | 443 | 7.9 | $4.8M | +2.9% | #81 of 387 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 64 | 781 | 8.6 | $4.8M | +2.7% | #82 of 387 |
| 3Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 55 | 34 | 7.8 | $4.8M | −0.9% | #154 of 387 |
| 4Fort Wayne, IN | 50 | 167 | 9.2 | $4.1M | +3.9% | #198 of 387 |
| 5Evansville, IN | 49 | 103 | 9.0 | $4.1M | +1.6% | #202 of 387 |
| 6South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 46 | 109 | 8.5 | $4.4M | +0.1% | #236 of 387 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 44 | 4,064 | 11.2 | $4M | 0.0% | #251 of 387 |
| 7Muncie, IN | 43 | 36 | 7.8 | $4.2M | +1.2% | #259 of 387 |
| 8Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 41 | 75 | 8.3 | $4.3M | +2.1% | #267 of 387 |
| 9Bloomington, IN | 41 | 61 | 9.0 | $4.1M | +2.0% | #271 of 387 |
| 10Terre Haute, IN | 36 | 65 | 9.6 | $3.5M | +0.3% | #304 of 387 |
| 11Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 35 | 71 | 9.8 | $3.7M | +0.9% | #309 of 387 |
| 12Kokomo, IN | 29 | 33 | 9.3 | $3.8M | +0.4% | #345 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Greencastle, IN | 88 | 6 | 4.2 | $8.9M | +3.2% | #4 of 507 |
| 2Greensburg, IN | 80 | 5 | 4.7 | $8.1M | +0.4% | #12 of 507 |
| 3Bedford, IN | 78 | 11 | 5.7 | $6.2M | +1.2% | #21 of 507 |
| 4Kendallville, IN | 72 | 13 | 7.2 | $5.1M | +1.0% | #46 of 507 |
| 5Plymouth, IN | 69 | 11 | 6.2 | $5.9M | +1.2% | #64 of 507 |
| 6Warsaw, IN | 69 | 22 | 6.9 | $5.5M | +0.9% | #67 of 507 |
| 7Auburn, IN | 67 | 14 | 8.2 | $4.5M | +2.9% | #76 of 507 |
| 8Decatur, IN | 65 | 8 | 6.5 | $5.5M | +2.2% | #97 of 507 |
| 9Vincennes, IN | 63 | 7 | 4.6 | $7.5M | −1.7% | #106 of 507 |
| 10Connersville, IN | 63 | 5 | 5.3 | $6.3M | +0.7% | #109 of 507 |
| 11Washington, IN | 63 | 10 | 8.5 | $4.3M | +2.5% | #114 of 507 |
| 12Huntington, IN | 62 | 10 | 6.5 | $5.5M | +1.6% | #119 of 507 |
| 13Angola, IN | 62 | 13 | 9.2 | $4.1M | +1.0% | #124 of 507 |
| 14Jasper, IN | 61 | 20 | 11.4 | $3.4M | +0.9% | #140 of 507 |
| 15Seymour, IN | 59 | 16 | 8.8 | $4.2M | +1.9% | #162 of 507 |
| 16Frankfort, IN | 58 | 11 | 8.8 | $4M | +0.4% | #176 of 507 |
| 17Marion, IN | 56 | 14 | 5.2 | $6.1M | 0.0% | #184 of 507 |
| 18Richmond, IN | 54 | 20 | 7.4 | $4.5M | −0.5% | #214 of 507 |
| 19Crawfordsville, IN | 53 | 14 | 9.0 | $4.1M | +2.7% | #224 of 507 |
| 20New Castle, IN | 48 | 15 | 8.0 | $4.2M | +0.5% | #276 of 507 |
| 21Logansport, IN | 47 | 14 | 9.3 | $3.5M | +0.1% | #288 of 507 |
| 22Wabash, IN | 44 | 12 | 9.5 | $3.8M | −0.7% | #316 of 507 |
| 23Madison, IN | 41 | 11 | 8.6 | $4.1M | +0.6% | #346 of 507 |
| 24Monticello, IN | 34 | 14 | 13.7 | $2.6M | +2.0% | #420 of 507 |
| 25Peru, IN | 26 | 14 | 10.5 | $3.2M | −3.9% | #468 of 507 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hancock County, IN | 83 | 25 | 7.5 | $5.9M | +13.5% | #63 of 1,889 |
| 2Putnam County, IN | 82 | 6 | 4.2 | $8.9M | +3.2% | #66 of 1,889 |
| 3Morgan County, IN | 78 | 20 | 7.1 | $5.7M | +4.4% | #117 of 1,889 |
| 4Warrick County, IN | 78 | 20 | 7.9 | $5.4M | +4.4% | #119 of 1,889 |
| 5Dearborn County, IN | 76 | 10 | 4.9 | $8.1M | +1.7% | #139 of 1,889 |
| 6Franklin County, IN | 76 | 6 | 6.5 | $6M | +2.2% | #146 of 1,889 |
| 7Decatur County, IN | 75 | 5 | 4.7 | $8.1M | +0.4% | #156 of 1,889 |
| 8Ripley County, IN | 75 | 6 | 5.2 | $7.1M | +1.6% | #161 of 1,889 |
| 9Hamilton County, IN | 74 | 123 | 9.0 | $5.8M | +10.9% | #186 of 1,889 |
| 10Boone County, IN | 74 | 27 | 9.4 | $5.3M | +13.5% | #192 of 1,889 |
| 11Shelby County, IN | 73 | 10 | 5.4 | $6.9M | +1.8% | #199 of 1,889 |
| 12Madison County, IN | 73 | 28 | 5.2 | $6.6M | +3.8% | #200 of 1,889 |
| 13Lawrence County, IN | 71 | 11 | 5.7 | $6.2M | +1.2% | #241 of 1,889 |
| 14Hendricks County, IN | 70 | 62 | 9.2 | $4.9M | +10.2% | #273 of 1,889 |
| 15Bartholomew County, IN | 70 | 29 | 8.7 | $4.6M | +4.3% | #277 of 1,889 |
| 16Jasper County, IN | 69 | 10 | 7.8 | $4.8M | +3.0% | #304 of 1,889 |
| 17Greene County, IN | 67 | 7 | 5.3 | $6.3M | +1.2% | #329 of 1,889 |
| 18Harrison County, IN | 66 | 10 | 6.5 | $5.8M | +1.9% | #365 of 1,889 |
| 19Noble County, IN | 66 | 13 | 7.2 | $5.1M | +1.0% | #374 of 1,889 |
| 20Johnson County, IN | 65 | 55 | 8.8 | $4.9M | +7.4% | #397 of 1,889 |
| 21Clark County, IN | 65 | 40 | 7.8 | $4.8M | +7.5% | #398 of 1,889 |
| 22Marshall County, IN | 64 | 11 | 6.2 | $5.9M | +1.2% | #416 of 1,889 |
| 23Kosciusko County, IN | 64 | 22 | 6.9 | $5.5M | +0.9% | #419 of 1,889 |
| 24Scott County, IN | 63 | 5 | 5.1 | $6.5M | +2.8% | #437 of 1,889 |
| 25Owen County, IN | 62 | 5 | 5.8 | $5.9M | +2.6% | #465 of 1,889 |
Show all 92 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Adams County, IN | 61 | 8 | 6.5 | $5.5M | +2.2% | #501 of 1,889 |
| 27DeKalb County, IN | 61 | 14 | 8.2 | $4.5M | +2.9% | #517 of 1,889 |
| 28Fayette County, IN | 60 | 5 | 5.3 | $6.3M | +0.7% | #532 of 1,889 |
| 29Posey County, IN | 59 | 8 | 7.6 | $5.2M | −0.8% | #577 of 1,889 |
| 30Fulton County, IN | 58 | 5 | 6.2 | $5.7M | −1.9% | #607 of 1,889 |
| 31Huntington County, IN | 58 | 10 | 6.5 | $5.5M | +1.6% | #611 of 1,889 |
| 32Whitley County, IN | 58 | 14 | 10.0 | $3.9M | +2.1% | #635 of 1,889 |
| 33Knox County, IN | 57 | 7 | 4.6 | $7.5M | −1.7% | #639 of 1,889 |
| 34Daviess County, IN | 57 | 10 | 8.5 | $4.3M | +2.5% | #661 of 1,889 |
| 35Wells County, IN | 56 | 9 | 7.8 | $4.7M | +2.6% | #700 of 1,889 |
| 36Steuben County, IN | 56 | 13 | 9.2 | $4.1M | +1.0% | #712 of 1,889 |
| 37Marion County, IN | 55 | 322 | 8.0 | $4.6M | +1.6% | #740 of 1,889 |
| 38Porter County, IN | 55 | 65 | 9.5 | $4.4M | +1.6% | #747 of 1,889 |
| 39Dubois County, IN | 55 | 20 | 11.4 | $3.4M | +0.9% | #758 of 1,889 |
| 40Grant County, IN | 54 | 14 | 5.2 | $6.1M | 0.0% | #762 of 1,889 |
| 41LaPorte County, IN | 54 | 34 | 7.8 | $4.8M | −0.9% | #780 of 1,889 |
| 42Washington County, IN | 54 | 9 | 8.0 | $4.3M | +0.5% | #785 of 1,889 |
| 43Jackson County, IN | 54 | 16 | 8.8 | $4.2M | +1.9% | #789 of 1,889 |
| 44Gibson County, IN | 53 | 10 | 7.4 | $4.9M | +0.1% | #814 of 1,889 |
| 45Allen County, IN | 53 | 144 | 9.2 | $4.1M | +4.2% | #830 of 1,889 |
| 46Clinton County, IN | 52 | 11 | 8.8 | $4M | +0.4% | #863 of 1,889 |
| 47Wayne County, IN | 51 | 20 | 7.4 | $4.5M | −0.5% | #891 of 1,889 |
| 48Montgomery County, IN | 48 | 14 | 9.0 | $4.1M | +2.7% | #1,002 of 1,889 |
| 49Sullivan County, IN | 47 | 5 | 6.4 | $5.2M | +0.1% | #1,021 of 1,889 |
| 50Floyd County, IN | 47 | 34 | 10.7 | $3.8M | +2.0% | #1,044 of 1,889 |
| 51Clay County, IN | 46 | 13 | 12.3 | $3M | −0.1% | #1,098 of 1,889 |
| 52Delaware County, IN | 45 | 36 | 7.8 | $4.2M | +1.2% | #1,114 of 1,889 |
| 53Monroe County, IN | 44 | 56 | 9.5 | $3.9M | +1.9% | #1,150 of 1,889 |
| 54Lake County, IN | 43 | 191 | 9.8 | $3.9M | +1.1% | #1,185 of 1,889 |
| 55Cass County, IN | 43 | 14 | 9.3 | $3.5M | +0.1% | #1,194 of 1,889 |
| 56St. Joseph County, IN | 42 | 100 | 9.3 | $3.9M | +0.1% | #1,218 of 1,889 |
| 57Henry County, IN | 41 | 15 | 8.0 | $4.2M | +0.5% | #1,242 of 1,889 |
| 58Wabash County, IN | 41 | 12 | 9.5 | $3.8M | −0.7% | #1,254 of 1,889 |
| 59Jay County, IN | 40 | 5 | 6.4 | $5M | −1.8% | #1,278 of 1,889 |
| 60Tippecanoe County, IN | 40 | 66 | 8.7 | $4M | +2.2% | #1,286 of 1,889 |
| 61Elkhart County, IN | 40 | 71 | 9.8 | $3.7M | +0.9% | #1,296 of 1,889 |
| 62Randolph County, IN | 39 | 9 | 8.7 | $3.8M | +0.1% | #1,322 of 1,889 |
| 63Vanderburgh County, IN | 39 | 75 | 9.6 | $3.7M | +0.9% | #1,324 of 1,889 |
| 64Starke County, IN | 38 | 7 | 7.8 | $4.3M | +0.1% | #1,353 of 1,889 |
| 65Fountain County, IN | 38 | 9 | 13.0 | $2.6M | +3.2% | #1,384 of 1,889 |
| 66Jefferson County, IN | 35 | 11 | 8.6 | $4.1M | +0.6% | #1,464 of 1,889 |
| 67Howard County, IN | 34 | 33 | 9.3 | $3.8M | +0.4% | #1,503 of 1,889 |
| 68LaGrange County, IN | 34 | 21 | 16.3 | $2.5M | +1.9% | #1,519 of 1,889 |
| 69Parke County, IN | 32 | 8 | 13.0 | $2.7M | +3.0% | #1,572 of 1,889 |
| 70Vigo County, IN | 31 | 43 | 10.1 | $3.2M | +0.4% | #1,590 of 1,889 |
| 71White County, IN | 29 | 14 | 13.7 | $2.6M | +2.0% | #1,658 of 1,889 |
| 72Brown County, IN | 29 | 15 | 22.1 | $1.8M | +1.9% | #1,663 of 1,889 |
| 73Miami County, IN | 25 | 14 | 10.5 | $3.2M | −3.9% | #1,733 of 1,889 |
| Jennings County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 3.7 | $9.7M | +0.1% | |
| Carroll County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 3.7 | $9.6M | +1.6% | |
| Spencer County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 5.0 | $7.5M | +1.2% | |
| Orange County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 3.8 | $9.2M | −0.1% | |
| Perry County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 3.9 | $8.7M | +1.2% | |
| Rush County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 5.9 | $5.8M | 0.0% | |
| Vermillion County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 6.1 | $5.5M | +0.6% | |
| Tipton County, IN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.4% | |
| Newton County, IN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.9% | |
| Pulaski County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 6.1 | $5.8M | −0.4% | |
| Pike County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 6.0 | $6.1M | −2.0% | |
| Blackford County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 5.8 | $5.6M | −3.1% | |
| Crawford County, IN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.2% | |
| Switzerland County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 2.6 | $13.7M | +3.1% | |
| Martin County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 2.6 | $13.9M | +0.5% | |
| Benton County, IN | Not scored | 5 | 14.5 | $2.5M | +2.0% | |
| Warren County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 3.0 | $13.2M | +0.6% | |
| Union County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 13.6 | $2.8M | −3.1% | |
| Ohio County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 7.6 | $4.7M | +1.2% |
Markets with fewer than 5 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Indiana?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,273 bakeries and dessert shops in Indiana. 762 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 1,435 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 41.5% from 2019. The official count takes in all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops: coffee shops and cafes are counted too. Official counts list 259 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Indiana spend on food away from home?
About $10.3B a year, or $3,802 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,273 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.5M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which bakeries and dessert shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,716,009 households in Indiana and national spending patterns by income.
How does Indiana compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Indiana has 8.4 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.5M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Indiana would have about 2,492, against 2,273 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,893 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 41.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
Which market in Indiana has the highest market score for bakeries and dessert shops?
Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Indiana, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area scores highest, at 73 (upper middle). Among 25 scored small-town markets in or partly in Indiana, the Greencastle area scores highest, at 88 (high). Among 73 scored counties in Indiana, Hancock County scores highest, at 83 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Indiana scores 55 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #19 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Indiana. It maps the bakeries and dessert shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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