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Bakeries and dessert shops in Hamilton County, IN
The bakeries and dessert shops in Hamilton County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #186 of 1,889 scored counties
#9 of 73 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 123
- 60 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 93
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +43.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $710.2M
- On food away from home · $5,175 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.8M
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.0
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 387,036
- +10.9% since 2020
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What this means
For bakeries and dessert shops, Hamilton County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #186 of 1,889 scored counties and #9 of 73 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for bakeries and dessert shops.
At $5,175 per household (27% above the U.S. average), households in Hamilton County spend about $710.2M a year on food away from home. That works out to $5.8M per shop, 39% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
Hamilton County has 123 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 60 of them (49%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.0, 8% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Hamilton County was 93 in 2023, up 43.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,476 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $8M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Hamilton County. Population estimates show Hamilton County grew 10.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hamilton 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 | Hamilton County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.0 | 8.4 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.8M | $4.5M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,476 | 1,893 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +43.1% | +41.5% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $5,175 | $3,802 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $121,530 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 65 → 93All snack bars and retail bakeries · +43.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,493
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 22All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12360 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 171The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 387,036+10.9% since 2020
- Households
- 137,252
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 394 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 926
- Median household income
- $121,530+23.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $158,610
- Median home value
- $405,500
- Jobs located here
- 177,508
- Daytime population
- 354,187Residents 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 Hamilton 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 |
Other business types in Hamilton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes74
- Sit-down restaurants75
- Fast food and sandwich shops72
- Pizza67
- Coffee shops and cafes74
- Bakeries and dessert shops74
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Hamilton County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 123 bakeries and dessert shops in Hamilton County. 60 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 43.1% 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 also show 22 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hamilton County, IN spend on food away from home?
About $710.2M a year, or $5,175 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 123 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $5.8M 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 137,252 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hamilton County, IN compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Hamilton County has 9.0 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $5.8M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 171, against 123 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,476 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 43.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Hamilton County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Hamilton County at 387,036 people in 2025, up 10.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 137,252 households. The median household income in Hamilton County is $121,530 a year, 51% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Hamilton County scores 74 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #186 of 1,889 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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