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Bakeries and dessert shops in Stevens County, KS

The bakeries and dessert shops in Stevens 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
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.8M
On food away from home · $3,613 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
10.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
4,984
−4.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 bakeries and dessert shops in Stevens County. That is 10.6 per 10,000 households.

At $3,613 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Stevens County spend about $6.8M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3.4M 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 Stevens County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Stevens County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.9%, 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 Stevens 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 Stevens County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureStevens CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.68.79.8
Spending per listing$3.4M$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, 2020–2025−4.9%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,613$3,910$4,070
Median household income$64,178$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
20 chain locations
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 Stevens 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 Stevens County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,984−4.9% since 2020
Households
1,888
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
727 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$64,178
Average household income
$87,002
Median home value
$129,300
Jobs located here
1,999
Daytime population
4,890Residents 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 Stevens 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
Stevens County, KSNot scored210.6$3.4M−4.9%

Other business types in Stevens 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 Stevens County, KS?

There are 2 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Stevens County 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 Stevens County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $6.8M a year, or $3,613 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 1,888 households in Stevens County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Stevens County has 2 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending.

How fast is Stevens County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Stevens County at 4,984 people in 2025, down 4.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,888 households. Median household income in Stevens County is $64,178, 21% 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?

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

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