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Bakeries and dessert shops in Riley County, KS
The bakeries and dessert shops in Riley County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,712 of 1,889 scored counties
#25 of 31 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 31
- 14 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +11.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $98.7M
- On food away from home · $3,565 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 72,598
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Riley County is 26 (lower middle), #1,712 of 1,889 scored counties and #25 of 31 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 bakeries and dessert shops in Riley County. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 45%, against 35% across the U.S. That is 11.2 per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Households in Riley County spend about $98.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,565 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.2M per shop, 23% 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 29 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Riley County in 2023, up 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 955 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Riley County grew 0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Riley 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.
| Measure | Riley County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 8.7 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $4.5M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 955 | 1,656 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.5% | +43.5% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,565 | $3,910 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $61,098 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 29All snack bars and retail bakeries · +11.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 374
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3114 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Riley 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 Riley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 72,598+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 27,695
- Median age
- 30.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 46%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 610 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $61,098+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,486
- Median home value
- $237,100
- Jobs located here
- 27,758
- Daytime population
- 75,612Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Riley County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| 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 |
| 25Riley County, KS | 26 | 31 | 11.2 | $3.2M | +0.8% | #1,712 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Riley County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes32
- Sit-down restaurants44
- Fast food and sandwich shops37
- Pizza40
- Coffee shops and cafes22
- Bakeries and dessert shops26
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Riley County, KS?
Riley County has 31 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 11.5% from 2019. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops.
How much do households in Riley County, KS spend on food away from home?
About $98.7M a year, or $3,565 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 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 27,695 households in Riley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Riley County, KS compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Riley County has 11.2 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.2M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Riley County would have about 24, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 955 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Riley County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Riley County at 72,598 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,695 households. Median household income in Riley County is $61,098, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Riley County scores 26 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,712 of 1,889 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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