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Bakeries and dessert shops in Vanderburgh County, IN
How Vanderburgh 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,324 of 1,889 scored counties
#63 of 73 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 75
- 40 chain locations (53%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +21.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $273.8M
- On food away from home · $3,498 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.6
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 181,995
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Vanderburgh County comes to about $273.8M a year: $3,498 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.7M per shop, 12% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
Vanderburgh County has 75 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 40 are chain locations, or 53%, against 35% across the U.S. That is 9.6 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Vanderburgh County was 45 in 2023, up 21.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,739 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. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $173K have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Vanderburgh County.
Population estimates show Vanderburgh County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Vanderburgh County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,324 of 1,889 scored counties and #63 of 73 scored counties in Indiana.
How Vanderburgh 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 | Vanderburgh County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.6 | 8.4 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $4.5M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,739 | 1,893 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.6% | +41.5% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,498 | $3,802 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $61,648 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37 → 45All snack bars and retail bakeries · +21.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 616
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7540 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 66The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $173K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Vanderburgh 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 Vanderburgh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 181,995+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 78,270
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 233 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 772
- Median household income
- $61,648+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,065
- Median home value
- $184,000
- Jobs located here
- 109,446
- Daytime population
- 203,371Residents 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 Vanderburgh 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 |
| 63Vanderburgh County, IN | 39 | 75 | 9.6 | $3.7M | +0.9% | #1,324 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Vanderburgh County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes33
- Sit-down restaurants35
- Fast food and sandwich shops30
- Pizza24
- Coffee shops and cafes49
- Bakeries and dessert shops39
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Vanderburgh County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 75 bakeries and dessert shops in Vanderburgh County. 40 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 21.6% 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 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Vanderburgh County, IN spend on food away from home?
About $273.8M a year, or $3,498 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 78,270 households in Vanderburgh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Vanderburgh County, IN compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Vanderburgh County has 9.6 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.7M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Vanderburgh County would have about 66, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,739 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Vanderburgh County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Vanderburgh County at 181,995 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,270 households. The median household income in Vanderburgh County is $61,648 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Vanderburgh County scores 39 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,324 of 1,889 scored counties.
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