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Bakeries and dessert shops in Scott County, IA
The bakeries and dessert shops in Scott County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,248 of 1,889 scored counties
#34 of 47 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 75
- 23 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 61
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +45.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $293.5M
- On food away from home · $4,014 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 175,259
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 75 bakeries and dessert shops in Scott County. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 35% across the U.S. That is 10.3 per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
At $4,014 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Scott County spend about $293.5M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3.9M per shop, 6% 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 61 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Scott County in 2023, up 45.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,199 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 5 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $425K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Scott County.
Population estimates show Scott County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Scott County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,248 of 1,889 scored counties and #34 of 47 scored counties in Iowa.
How Scott 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.
| Measure | Scott County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 8.0 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $4.8M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,199 | 1,583 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +45.2% | +52.2% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,014 | $3,880 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $78,277 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42 → 61All snack bars and retail bakeries · +45.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 921
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7523 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 71The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $425K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Scott 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 Scott County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 175,259+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 73,132
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 381
- Median household income
- $78,277+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,843
- Median home value
- $222,000
- Jobs located here
- 89,900
- Daytime population
- 184,795Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Scott County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, IA | 82 | 11 | 5.3 | $8.2M | +9.0% | #67 of 1,889 |
| 2Dallas County, IA | 80 | 32 | 7.5 | $6.3M | +17.8% | #89 of 1,889 |
| 3Jones County, IA | 74 | 5 | 6.1 | $6.1M | +2.9% | #184 of 1,889 |
| 4Madison County, IA | 74 | 5 | 7.5 | $5.6M | +3.8% | #190 of 1,889 |
| 5Buchanan County, IA | 66 | 5 | 6.1 | $6.2M | +1.3% | #360 of 1,889 |
| 6Boone County, IA | 63 | 5 | 4.6 | $8.8M | +0.4% | #433 of 1,889 |
| 7Muscatine County, IA | 63 | 10 | 5.8 | $6.4M | −3.0% | #439 of 1,889 |
| 8Pottawattamie County, IA | 62 | 27 | 7.2 | $5.3M | −0.7% | #469 of 1,889 |
| 9Polk County, IA | 61 | 184 | 9.0 | $4.7M | +4.8% | #515 of 1,889 |
| 10Mahaska County, IA | 60 | 5 | 5.7 | $6.3M | −1.2% | #531 of 1,889 |
| 34Scott County, IA | 41 | 75 | 10.3 | $3.9M | +0.4% | #1,248 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Scott County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes36
- Sit-down restaurants40
- Fast food and sandwich shops43
- Pizza44
- Coffee shops and cafes39
- Bakeries and dessert shops41
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Health care
Child care
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Scott County, IA?
There are 75 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Scott County as of September 2026. 23 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 45.2% from 2019. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Scott County, IA spend on food away from home?
About $293.5M a year, or $4,014 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 73,132 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scott County, IA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Scott County has 10.3 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.9M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Scott County would have about 71, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,199 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 45.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Scott County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Scott County at 175,259 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 73,132 households. Median household income in Scott County is $78,277, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Scott County scores 41 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,248 of 1,889 scored counties.
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