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Bakeries and dessert shops in Allen County, IN
How Allen County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #830 of 1,889 scored counties
#45 of 73 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 144
- 53 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 95
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +41.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $586.1M
- On food away from home · $3,744 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.2
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 402,329
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 144 bakeries and dessert shops in Allen County. Of those, 53 are chain locations, or 37%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.2, 6% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Households in Allen County spend about $586.1M a year on food away from home, or $3,744 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. That spending covers all food away from home, which bakeries and dessert shops share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 95 businesses with payroll in Allen County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries, up 41.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,648 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count takes in all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops: coffee shops and cafes are counted too. Another 15 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $924K have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Allen County.
Population estimates put the population change in Allen County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Allen County is 53 (upper middle), #830 of 1,889 scored counties and #45 of 73 scored counties in Indiana.
How Allen County compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Allen County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.2 | 8.4 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $4.5M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,648 | 1,893 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +41.8% | +41.5% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,744 | $3,802 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $70,737 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 67 → 95All snack bars and retail bakeries · +41.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,260
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14453 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 142The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $924K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Allen 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 Allen County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 402,329+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 156,570
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 657 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 597
- Median household income
- $70,737+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,582
- Median home value
- $214,900
- Jobs located here
- 204,663
- Daytime population
- 410,535Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Allen County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| 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 |
| 45Allen County, IN | 53 | 144 | 9.2 | $4.1M | +4.2% | #830 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Allen County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes60
- Sit-down restaurants63
- Fast food and sandwich shops53
- Pizza57
- Coffee shops and cafes61
- Bakeries and dessert shops53
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
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Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Allen County, IN?
There are 144 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Allen County as of September 2026. 53 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 95 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 41.8% from 2019. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Allen County, IN spend on food away from home?
About $586.1M a year, or $3,744 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 144 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 156,570 households in Allen County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Allen County, IN compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Allen County has 9.2 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.1M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Allen County would have about 142, against 144 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,648 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 41.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Allen County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Allen County at 402,329 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 156,570 households. Median household income in Allen County is $70,737, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. Allen County scores 53 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #830 of 1,889 scored counties.
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