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Bakeries and dessert shops in Campbell County, KY
The bakeries and dessert shops in Campbell County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #709 of 1,889 scored counties
#21 of 45 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 37
- 9 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $155.3M
- On food away from home · $3,959 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.4
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 95,441
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Campbell County comes to about $155.3M a year: $3,959 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 37 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $4.2M per shop, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
There are 37 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Campbell County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.4, 4% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Campbell County was 21 in 2023. That is one for every 1,868 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 9 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $600K have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Campbell County.
Population estimates show Campbell County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Campbell County is 56 (upper middle), #709 of 1,889 scored counties and #21 of 45 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Campbell County compares
The same measures for Kentucky 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 | Campbell County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.4 | 6.9 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $5M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,868 | 2,676 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.9% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,959 | $3,489 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $77,567 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 21All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 311
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 379 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $600K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Campbell 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 Campbell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 95,441+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 39,232
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 151 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 617
- Median household income
- $77,567+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,442
- Median home value
- $252,000
- Jobs located here
- 33,174
- Daytime population
- 78,405Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oldham County, KY | 88 | 11 | 4.8 | $10.5M | +4.9% | #26 of 1,889 |
| 2Bullitt County, KY | 88 | 14 | 4.4 | $8.8M | +5.0% | #27 of 1,889 |
| 3Nelson County, KY | 78 | 11 | 5.7 | $6.2M | +4.8% | #115 of 1,889 |
| 4Scott County, KY | 76 | 20 | 8.8 | $4.6M | +8.2% | #153 of 1,889 |
| 5Shelby County, KY | 75 | 12 | 6.5 | $6.1M | +6.2% | #169 of 1,889 |
| 6Madison County, KY | 75 | 24 | 6.5 | $5.4M | +9.4% | #172 of 1,889 |
| 7Grant County, KY | 73 | 5 | 5.4 | $6.3M | +4.7% | #201 of 1,889 |
| 8Jessamine County, KY | 71 | 11 | 5.5 | $6.9M | +7.8% | #234 of 1,889 |
| 9Meade County, KY | 71 | 7 | 6.4 | $5.9M | +2.2% | #243 of 1,889 |
| 10Kenton County, KY | 71 | 53 | 7.9 | $5.1M | +3.9% | #250 of 1,889 |
| 21Campbell County, KY | 56 | 37 | 9.4 | $4.2M | +2.5% | #709 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Campbell County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes42
- Sit-down restaurants50
- Fast food and sandwich shops41
- Pizza46
- Coffee shops and cafes60
- Bakeries and dessert shops56
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 Campbell County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 bakeries and dessert shops in Campbell County. 9 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 21 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 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Campbell County, KY spend on food away from home?
About $155.3M a year, or $3,959 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 39,232 households in Campbell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Campbell County, KY compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Campbell County has 9.4 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.2M, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Campbell County would have about 38, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,868 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Campbell County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Campbell County at 95,441 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,232 households. The median household income in Campbell County is $77,567 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. Campbell County scores 56 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #709 of 1,889 scored counties.
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