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Bakeries and dessert shops in Harper County, KS

The bakeries and dessert shops in Harper County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.1M
On food away from home · $3,202 a household
Spending per listing
$7.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
5,370
−1.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 bakery or dessert shop in Harper County. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households.

Households in Harper County spend about $7.1M a year on food away from home, or $3,202 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $7.1M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which bakeries and dessert shops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Harper County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Harper County declined 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Harper County compares

The same measures for Kansas 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 Harper County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureHarper CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.58.79.8
Spending per listing$7.1M$4.5M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)n/a1,6561,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+43.5%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,202$3,910$4,070
Median household income$53,488$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored49

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
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Harper 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 Harper County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,370−1.8% since 2020
Households
2,206
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
801 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$53,488
Average household income
$70,967
Median home value
$83,800
Jobs located here
2,393
Daytime population
5,211Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Kansas

Every Kansas market ranked →

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

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Miami County, KS8975.1$8.3M+5.9%#20 of 1,889
2Leavenworth County, KS85103.3$12.8M+3.2%#43 of 1,889
3Butler County, KS80155.9$6.8M+3.1%#85 of 1,889
4Pottawatomie County, KS7177.5$5.7M+6.9%#244 of 1,889
5Johnson County, KS652419.7$5.1M+4.2%#395 of 1,889
6Cowley County, KS6264.5$7.5M−0.4%#459 of 1,889
7Douglas County, KS53377.3$5.3M+1.8%#807 of 1,889
8Harvey County, KS53107.3$5.1M−1.2%#811 of 1,889
9Shawnee County, KS52557.3$5M0.0%#848 of 1,889
10Sedgwick County, KS521798.7$4.3M+2.6%#856 of 1,889
Harper County, KSNot scored14.5$7.1M−1.8%

Other business types in Harper County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Harper County, KS?

Harper County has 1 bakery or dessert shop on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in Harper County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Harper County, KS spend on food away from home?

About $7.1M a year, or $3,202 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 bakery or dessert shop on map listings, it comes to $7.1M 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 2,206 households in Harper County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Harper County has 1 bakery or dessert shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Harper County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Harper County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Harper County at 5,370 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,206 households. Median household income in Harper County is $53,488, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Harper County. 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.

How the score works · Top markets for bakeries and dessert shops · All 56 business types in Harper County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Harper County?

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