Market rankings · Kansas
Bakeries and dessert shops in Kansas
Markets across Kansas ranked by the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,016
- 350 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 709
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +43.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.6B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 11% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #28 of 51
- Market score 49 · Lower middle
A site report maps the bakeries and dessert shops on map listings around any address in Kansas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,016 bakeries and dessert shops in Kansas. 350 of them (34%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.7, 11% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Household spending on food away from home in Kansas comes to about $4.6B a year: $3,910 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 9% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Kansas was 709 in 2023, up 43.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,656 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 24.6% over the same years. The official count takes in all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops: coffee shops and cafes are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 33 SBA-backed loans worth $24.4M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Kansas.
Among the 50 states and DC, Kansas ranks #28 for bakeries and dessert shops, with a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Kansas, the Kansas City metro area scores highest (69). Of the 12 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kansas, the Arkansas City-Winfield area scores highest (65).
Every market in Kansas for bakeries and dessert shops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Kansas, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 69 | 746 | 8.3 | $5M | +3.4% | #47 of 387 |
| 1Topeka, KS | 58 | 67 | 6.9 | $5.4M | +0.1% | #132 of 387 |
| 2Lawrence, KS | 53 | 37 | 7.3 | $5.3M | +1.8% | #169 of 387 |
| 3Wichita, KS | 51 | 214 | 8.4 | $4.5M | +2.4% | #190 of 387 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 37 | 84 | 10.6 | $3.2M | +3.9% | #297 of 387 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 34 | 45 | 9.6 | $3.7M | −2.0% | #316 of 387 |
| 4Manhattan, KS | 30 | 50 | 9.8 | $3.7M | +1.4% | #338 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 65 | 6 | 4.5 | $7.5M | −0.4% | #90 of 507 |
| 2Ottawa, KS | 58 | 10 | 9.6 | $3.9M | +1.1% | #177 of 507 |
| 3Salina, KS | 52 | 19 | 7.6 | $4.7M | −1.4% | #231 of 507 |
| 4McPherson, KS | 45 | 12 | 9.9 | $3.9M | −0.4% | #303 of 507 |
| 5Hutchinson, KS | 42 | 22 | 8.6 | $3.9M | −0.6% | #331 of 507 |
| 6Hays, KS | 41 | 13 | 10.6 | $3.3M | +0.4% | #353 of 507 |
| 7Atchison, KS | 40 | 5 | 8.7 | $3.9M | −0.9% | #356 of 507 |
| 8Pittsburg, KS | 37 | 16 | 10.1 | $3.2M | +0.1% | #394 of 507 |
| 9Great Bend, KS | 30 | 11 | 10.6 | $3.2M | −2.5% | #449 of 507 |
| 10Emporia, KS | 27 | 17 | 11.6 | $2.8M | +0.4% | #464 of 507 |
| 11Dodge City, KS | 27 | 18 | 15.3 | $2.4M | −0.6% | #466 of 507 |
| 12Garden City, KS | 25 | 22 | 16.6 | $2.3M | −2.1% | #481 of 507 |
| Liberal, KS | Not scored | 4 | 5.5 | $6.4M | −3.6% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Miami County, KS | 89 | 7 | 5.1 | $8.3M | +5.9% | #20 of 1,889 |
| 2Leavenworth County, KS | 85 | 10 | 3.3 | $12.8M | +3.2% | #43 of 1,889 |
| 3Butler County, KS | 80 | 15 | 5.9 | $6.8M | +3.1% | #85 of 1,889 |
| 4Pottawatomie County, KS | 71 | 7 | 7.5 | $5.7M | +6.9% | #244 of 1,889 |
| 5Johnson County, KS | 65 | 241 | 9.7 | $5.1M | +4.2% | #395 of 1,889 |
| 6Cowley County, KS | 62 | 6 | 4.5 | $7.5M | −0.4% | #459 of 1,889 |
| 7Douglas County, KS | 53 | 37 | 7.3 | $5.3M | +1.8% | #807 of 1,889 |
| 8Harvey County, KS | 53 | 10 | 7.3 | $5.1M | −1.2% | #811 of 1,889 |
| 9Shawnee County, KS | 52 | 55 | 7.3 | $5M | 0.0% | #848 of 1,889 |
| 10Sedgwick County, KS | 52 | 179 | 8.7 | $4.3M | +2.6% | #856 of 1,889 |
| 11Franklin County, KS | 52 | 10 | 9.6 | $3.9M | +1.1% | #867 of 1,889 |
| 12Wyandotte County, KS | 51 | 49 | 8.0 | $4.4M | +1.0% | #894 of 1,889 |
| 13Saline County, KS | 46 | 17 | 7.5 | $4.7M | −1.6% | #1,066 of 1,889 |
| 14McPherson County, KS | 41 | 12 | 9.9 | $3.9M | −0.4% | #1,250 of 1,889 |
| 15Reno County, KS | 40 | 22 | 8.6 | $3.9M | −0.6% | #1,293 of 1,889 |
| 16Dickinson County, KS | 40 | 8 | 10.0 | $3.6M | +1.4% | #1,300 of 1,889 |
| 17Sumner County, KS | 39 | 10 | 11.1 | $3.2M | −0.1% | #1,332 of 1,889 |
| 18Atchison County, KS | 38 | 5 | 8.7 | $3.9M | −0.9% | #1,357 of 1,889 |
| 19Ellis County, KS | 38 | 13 | 10.6 | $3.3M | +0.4% | #1,371 of 1,889 |
| 20Geary County, KS | 35 | 12 | 8.5 | $3.9M | −1.2% | #1,468 of 1,889 |
| 21Crawford County, KS | 35 | 16 | 10.1 | $3.2M | +0.1% | #1,481 of 1,889 |
| 22Barton County, KS | 29 | 11 | 10.6 | $3.2M | −2.5% | #1,649 of 1,889 |
| 23Nemaha County, KS | 29 | 5 | 12.4 | $3.1M | −2.1% | #1,653 of 1,889 |
| 24Lyon County, KS | 27 | 15 | 11.1 | $2.9M | +0.5% | #1,692 of 1,889 |
| 25Riley County, KS | 26 | 31 | 11.2 | $3.2M | +0.8% | #1,712 of 1,889 |
Show all 105 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Ford County, KS | 22 | 18 | 15.3 | $2.4M | −0.6% | #1,793 of 1,889 |
| 27Finney County, KS | 20 | 22 | 16.6 | $2.3M | −2.1% | #1,813 of 1,889 |
| 28Marion County, KS | 19 | 6 | 12.6 | $2.8M | −1.3% | #1,822 of 1,889 |
| 29Montgomery County, KS | 19 | 17 | 13.2 | $2.4M | −3.9% | #1,826 of 1,889 |
| 30Cherokee County, KS | 18 | 12 | 15.2 | $2.1M | −1.0% | #1,839 of 1,889 |
| 31Allen County, KS | 16 | 8 | 16.0 | $2.2M | −1.8% | #1,851 of 1,889 |
| Seward County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 5.5 | $6.4M | −3.6% | |
| Labette County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 3.7 | $8.8M | −2.4% | |
| Jefferson County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 4.0 | $10M | −0.2% | |
| Osage County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 6.2 | $5.9M | −0.3% | |
| Neosho County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 4.6 | $7.2M | −1.7% | |
| Bourbon County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 5.1 | $6.6M | −0.1% | |
| Jackson County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 4.0 | $9.5M | +1.5% | |
| Marshall County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 2.4 | $14.5M | −1.7% | |
| Linn County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.7% | |
| Rice County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 5.4 | $6.4M | −1.2% | |
| Brown County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 10.5 | $3.4M | −4.0% | |
| Pratt County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 17.3 | $2M | −0.2% | |
| Cloud County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 10.5 | $3.1M | −2.0% | |
| Wilson County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 5.7 | $5.9M | −3.3% | |
| Coffey County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 8.5 | $4.5M | +1.3% | |
| Clay County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 11.4 | $3.2M | −1.7% | |
| Thomas County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 9.6 | $3.9M | −2.5% | |
| Anderson County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 3.1 | $10.6M | +2.3% | |
| Doniphan County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 7.3 | $5.1M | +1.7% | |
| Grant County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 16.8 | $2.5M | −4.0% | |
| Kingman County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 6.3 | $5.3M | −5.4% | |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 11.2 | $3.5M | +1.8% | |
| Russell County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.4% | |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 4.1 | $8.8M | −1.7% | |
| Pawnee County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 8.4 | $4.4M | −4.2% | |
| Greenwood County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 3.8 | $8.9M | −2.3% | |
| Sherman County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 12.2 | $2.9M | −2.4% | |
| Ottawa County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 8.3 | $4.5M | +0.3% | |
| Mitchell County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 7.5 | $4.7M | −3.2% | |
| Gray County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 18.7 | $2.1M | +0.1% | |
| Washington County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 8.4 | $4.1M | −0.2% | |
| Harper County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 4.5 | $7.1M | −1.8% | |
| Norton County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 10.0 | $3.1M | −3.0% | |
| Morris County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 7.8 | $4.3M | −0.3% | |
| Stevens County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 10.6 | $3.4M | −4.9% | |
| Scott County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 4.4 | $7.9M | −6.3% | |
| Phillips County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 8.8 | $3.7M | −4.8% | |
| Rooks County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 9.4 | $3.7M | −4.9% | |
| Republic County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 10.0 | $3.2M | −0.8% | |
| Barber County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 21.9 | $1.6M | −2.9% | |
| Stafford County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.3% | |
| Meade County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 13.3 | $2.8M | −5.1% | |
| Kearny County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.0% | |
| Haskell County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 14.3 | $2.6M | −4.2% | |
| Smith County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | 0.0% | |
| Osborne County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 12.7 | $2.7M | −5.8% | |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 7.4 | $4.5M | −1.9% | |
| Woodson County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 23.9 | $1.4M | +0.7% | |
| Rush County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.2% | |
| Lincoln County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.0% | |
| Jewell County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 7.6 | $4.2M | −3.3% | |
| Gove County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 8.6 | $4.2M | −3.0% | |
| Edwards County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.6% | |
| Trego County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 7.3 | $5.1M | −2.5% | |
| Decatur County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.7% | |
| Logan County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 8.1 | $4.6M | −2.9% | |
| Ness County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 17.2 | $2.2M | −2.1% | |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.3% | |
| Morton County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 30.9 | $1.1M | −8.4% | |
| Chase County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 17.4 | $1.9M | −0.1% | |
| Rawlins County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.3% | |
| Hamilton County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 26.4 | $1.4M | +0.4% | |
| Elk County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Sheridan County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 10.1 | $3.9M | −0.8% | |
| Kiowa County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 20.9 | $1.8M | −1.0% | |
| Graham County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.4% | |
| Wichita County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 24.3 | $1.6M | −5.5% | |
| Stanton County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 11.7 | $3.4M | −4.5% | |
| Clark County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 12.7 | $2.8M | −3.8% | |
| Comanche County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 12.1 | $2.6M | −0.4% | |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 14.3 | $2.5M | −7.0% | |
| Lane County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.8% | |
| Wallace County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.7% | |
| Greeley County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.4% |
Markets with fewer than 5 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Kansas?
Kansas has 1,016 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 350 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 709 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 43.5% from 2019. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Another 102 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Kansas spend on food away from home?
About $4.6B a year, or $3,910 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,016 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 1,174,060 households in Kansas and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kansas compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Kansas has 8.7 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.5M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Kansas would have about 1,108, against 1,016 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,656 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 43.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
Which market in Kansas has the highest market score for bakeries and dessert shops?
Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Kansas, the Kansas City metro area scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Among 12 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kansas, the Arkansas City-Winfield area scores highest, at 65 (upper middle). Among 31 scored counties in Kansas, Miami County scores highest, at 89 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Kansas scores 49 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #28 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kansas. It maps the bakeries and dessert shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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