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Bakeries and dessert shops in Clay County, IN
The bakeries and dessert shops in Clay County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,098 of 1,889 scored counties
#51 of 73 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 13
- 3 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $39.1M
- On food away from home · $3,703 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.3
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,410
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 bakeries and dessert shops in Clay County. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.3, 26% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Households in Clay County spend about $39.1M a year on food away from home, or $3,703 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per shop, 27% 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.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Clay County in 2023. That is one for every 3,516 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.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clay County declined 0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For bakeries and dessert shops, Clay County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,098 of 1,889 scored counties and #51 of 73 scored counties in Indiana.
How Clay 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 | Clay County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.3 | 8.4 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $4.5M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 3,516 | 1,893 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +41.5% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,703 | $3,802 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $70,010 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $480K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 133 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,410−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 10,549
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 358 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 74
- Median household income
- $70,010+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,024
- Median home value
- $153,000
- Jobs located here
- 7,738
- Daytime population
- 24,011Residents 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 Clay 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 |
| 51Clay County, IN | 46 | 13 | 12.3 | $3M | −0.1% | #1,098 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Clay County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes56
- Sit-down restaurants55
- Fast food and sandwich shops59
- Pizza44
- Coffee shops and cafes66
- Bakeries and dessert shops46
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Clay County, IN?
There are 13 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops.
How much do households in Clay County, IN spend on food away from home?
About $39.1M a year, or $3,703 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 10,549 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, IN compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Clay County has 12.3 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Clay County would have about 9, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,516 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Clay County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 26,410 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,549 households. Median household income in Clay County is $70,010, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Clay County scores 46 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,098 of 1,889 scored counties.
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