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Bakeries and dessert shops in Steuben County, IN
How Steuben 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #712 of 1,889 scored counties
#36 of 73 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 13
- 3 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $52.9M
- On food away from home · $3,765 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
- 34,799
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 bakeries and dessert shops in Steuben County. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 9.2 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
At $3,765 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Steuben County spend about $52.9M a year on food away from home. Spread across 13 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $4.1M per shop, 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 5 businesses with payroll in Steuben County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 2,812 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. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $435K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Steuben County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Steuben County grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Steuben County is 56 (upper middle), #712 of 1,889 scored counties and #36 of 73 scored counties in Indiana.
How Steuben 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 | Steuben 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) | 2,812 | 1,893 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +41.5% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,765 | $3,802 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $74,911 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 5All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 82
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 133 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $435K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Steuben 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 Steuben County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,799+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 14,058
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 309 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $74,911+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,356
- Median home value
- $216,200
- Jobs located here
- 15,877
- Daytime population
- 34,843Residents 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 Steuben 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 |
| 36Steuben County, IN | 56 | 13 | 9.2 | $4.1M | +1.0% | #712 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Steuben County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes35
- Sit-down restaurants34
- Fast food and sandwich shops38
- Pizza49
- Coffee shops and cafes55
- Bakeries and dessert shops56
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 Steuben County, IN?
There are 13 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Steuben 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 5 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. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Steuben County, IN spend on food away from home?
About $52.9M a year, or $3,765 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 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 14,058 households in Steuben County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Steuben County, IN compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Steuben 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. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,812 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Steuben County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Steuben County at 34,799 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,058 households. Median household income in Steuben County is $74,911, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Steuben County scores 56 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #712 of 1,889 scored counties.
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