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Bakeries and dessert shops in Allamakee County, IA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Allamakee County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$21.6M
On food away from home · $3,625 a household
Spending per listing
$10.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
14,238
+1.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $3,625 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Allamakee County spend about $21.6M a year on food away from home. That is about $10.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

There are 2 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Allamakee County as of September 2026. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack bars and retail bakeries in Allamakee County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allamakee County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, Allamakee County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Allamakee County compares

The same measures for Iowa 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.

Bakeries and dessert shops in Allamakee County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureAllamakee CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.48.09.8
Spending per listing$10.8M$4.8M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)n/a1,5831,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+52.2%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,625$3,880$4,070
Median household income$70,694$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored53

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Allamakee 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 Allamakee County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,238+1.2% since 2020
Households
5,950
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
639 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$70,694+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,120
Median home value
$172,300
Jobs located here
4,644
Daytime population
11,927Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Allamakee County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, IA82115.3$8.2M+9.0%#67 of 1,889
2Dallas County, IA80327.5$6.3M+17.8%#89 of 1,889
3Jones County, IA7456.1$6.1M+2.9%#184 of 1,889
4Madison County, IA7457.5$5.6M+3.8%#190 of 1,889
5Buchanan County, IA6656.1$6.2M+1.3%#360 of 1,889
6Boone County, IA6354.6$8.8M+0.4%#433 of 1,889
7Muscatine County, IA63105.8$6.4M−3.0%#439 of 1,889
8Pottawattamie County, IA62277.2$5.3M−0.7%#469 of 1,889
9Polk County, IA611849.0$4.7M+4.8%#515 of 1,889
10Mahaska County, IA6055.7$6.3M−1.2%#531 of 1,889
Allamakee County, IANot scored23.4$10.8M+1.2%

Other business types in Allamakee County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Allamakee County, IA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 bakeries and dessert shops in Allamakee County. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in Allamakee County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Allamakee County, IA spend on food away from home?

About $21.6M a year, or $3,625 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $10.8M 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 5,950 households in Allamakee County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Allamakee County, IA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?

Allamakee County has 2 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Allamakee County would have about 5, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Allamakee County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Allamakee County at 14,238 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,950 households. The median household income in Allamakee County is $70,694 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.4% 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. Allamakee County has no market score for bakeries and dessert shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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