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Bakeries and dessert shops in Reno County, KS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,293 of 1,889 scored counties
#15 of 31 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
22
6 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
12
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$86.3M
On food away from home · $3,373 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.6
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,539
−0.6% 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 $3,373 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Reno County spend about $86.3M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

Reno County has 22 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 27%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.6, 12% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Reno County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 2,133 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Reno County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For bakeries and dessert shops, Reno County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,293 of 1,889 scored counties and #15 of 31 scored counties in Kansas.

How Reno 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 Reno County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureReno CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.68.79.8
Spending per listing$3.9M$4.5M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)2,1331,6561,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+43.5%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,373$3,910$4,070
Median household income$60,645$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score4049

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 12All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
164
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
7All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
226 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The 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 Reno 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 Reno County

Population, 2025 estimate
61,539−0.6% since 2020
Households
25,592
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,255 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$60,645+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,239
Median home value
$132,500
Jobs located here
26,872
Daytime population
60,463Residents 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 Reno 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
15Reno County, KS40228.6$3.9M−0.6%#1,293 of 1,889

Other business types in Reno County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 bakeries and dessert shops in Reno County. 6 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023. 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 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $86.3M a year, or $3,373 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 25,592 households in Reno County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Reno County has 8.6 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.9M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Reno County would have about 21, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,133 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Reno County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Reno County at 61,539 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,592 households. The median household income in Reno County is $60,645 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Reno County scores 40 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,293 of 1,889 scored counties.

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