Food and drink · Small-town market · Kansas
Bakeries and dessert shops in the Pittsburg, KS area
The bakeries and dessert shops in the Pittsburg, KS area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #394 of 507 scored small-town markets
#8 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Kansas
- Listings
- 16
- 3 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $50.5M
- On food away from home · $3,187 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.1
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,008
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Pittsburg area scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #394 of 507 scored small-town markets and #8 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 bakeries and dessert shops in the Pittsburg area. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 19%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.1, 3% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Households in the Pittsburg area spend about $50.5M a year on food away from home, or $3,187 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $3.2M per shop, 24% 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 6 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in the Pittsburg area in 2023. That is one for every 2,640 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. Population estimates show the Pittsburg area grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Pittsburg area 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.
| Measure | Pittsburg area | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.1 | 8.7 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $4.5M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 2,640 | 1,656 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +43.5% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,187 | $3,910 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $52,844 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $945K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 163 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 the Pittsburg area, 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 the Pittsburg area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,008+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,838
- Median age
- 35.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 590 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $52,844+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,498
- Median home value
- $132,600
- Jobs located here
- 17,159
- Daytime population
- 39,240Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kansas for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Kansas, with the Pittsburg area marked.
Top small-town markets in Kansas
| 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 |
Other business types in the Pittsburg area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes34
- Sit-down restaurants28
- Fast food and sandwich shops48
- Pizza37
- Coffee shops and cafes42
- Bakeries and dessert shops37
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in the Pittsburg, KS area?
There are 16 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in the Pittsburg area as of September 2026. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Pittsburg, KS area spend on food away from home?
About $50.5M a year, or $3,187 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 15,838 households in the Pittsburg area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pittsburg, KS area compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
The Pittsburg area has 10.1 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.2M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, the Pittsburg area would have about 12, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,640 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is the Pittsburg, KS area growing?
Population estimates put the Pittsburg area at 39,008 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,838 households. Median household income in the Pittsburg area is $52,844, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Pittsburg area scores 37 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #394 of 507 scored small-town markets.
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