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Bakeries and dessert shops in Ohio County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Ohio County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $28.9M
- On food away from home · $3,172 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.6M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 66% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,934
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Ohio County spend about $28.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,172 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $9.6M per shop, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
There are 3 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Ohio County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 66% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack bars and retail bakeries in Ohio County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Ohio County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, Ohio County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Ohio 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 | Ohio County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 6.9 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $9.6M | $5M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | n/a | 2,676 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.9% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,172 | $3,489 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $57,798 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 62 |
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
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Ohio 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 Ohio County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,934+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 9,107
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 587 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $57,798+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,240
- Median home value
- $121,400
- Jobs located here
- 7,171
- Daytime population
- 21,627Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Ohio County?
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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 |
| Ohio County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.3 | $9.6M | +0.8% |
Other business types in Ohio County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes65
- Sit-down restaurants64
- Fast food and sandwich shops42
- Pizza37
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Ohio County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 bakeries and dessert shops in Ohio County. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in Ohio County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Ohio County, KY spend on food away from home?
About $28.9M a year, or $3,172 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $9.6M 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 9,107 households in Ohio County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ohio County, KY compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Ohio County has 3.3 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 66% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $9.6M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Ohio County would have about 7, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Ohio County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Ohio County at 23,934 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,107 households. The median household income in Ohio County is $57,798 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.9% 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. Ohio County has no market score for bakeries and dessert shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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