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Bakeries and dessert shops in Rapides Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Rapides Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,694 of 1,889 scored counties
#36 of 41 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 56
- 14 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $163M
- On food away from home · $3,330 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 125,877
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Rapides Parish scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,694 of 1,889 scored counties and #36 of 41 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 56 bakeries and dessert shops in Rapides Parish. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 25%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.4, 16% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Households in Rapides Parish spend about $163M a year on food away from home, or $3,330 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 30% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Rapides Parish classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 2,225 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 Rapides Parish declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Rapides Parish compares
The same measures for Louisiana 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 | Rapides Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 10.0 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.5M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 2,225 | 1,635 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.7% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,330 | $3,469 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $54,967 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 22All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 239
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5614 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The 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 Rapides Parish, 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 Rapides Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 125,877−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 48,954
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,324 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $54,967+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,854
- Median home value
- $181,100
- Jobs located here
- 54,365
- Daytime population
- 133,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Rapides Parish marked.
Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ascension Parish, LA | 72 | 36 | 7.6 | $5.6M | +6.4% | #220 of 1,889 |
| 2Beauregard Parish, LA | 61 | 8 | 5.8 | $6.1M | +0.2% | #495 of 1,889 |
| 3St. Charles Parish, LA | 59 | 15 | 8.1 | $4.9M | −3.7% | #583 of 1,889 |
| 4Livingston Parish, LA | 59 | 53 | 9.9 | $3.8M | +8.5% | #593 of 1,889 |
| 5Iberville Parish, LA | 55 | 5 | 4.4 | $7.6M | −1.6% | #718 of 1,889 |
| 6De Soto Parish, LA | 55 | 6 | 5.7 | $5.6M | +2.0% | #724 of 1,889 |
| 7Evangeline Parish, LA | 53 | 7 | 5.6 | $5.2M | −1.0% | #809 of 1,889 |
| 8Acadia Parish, LA | 49 | 13 | 5.9 | $5.1M | −0.8% | #948 of 1,889 |
| 9West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 49 | 17 | 15.5 | $2.5M | +5.5% | #977 of 1,889 |
| 10Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | 47 | 7 | 8.4 | $4.3M | −5.6% | #1,033 of 1,889 |
| 36Rapides Parish, LA | 27 | 56 | 11.4 | $2.9M | −2.9% | #1,694 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Rapides Parish
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes29
- Sit-down restaurants39
- Fast food and sandwich shops17
- Pizza43
- Coffee shops and cafes47
- Bakeries and dessert shops27
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 Rapides Parish, LA?
Rapides Parish has 56 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rapides Parish, LA spend on food away from home?
About $163M a year, or $3,330 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 48,954 households in Rapides Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rapides Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Rapides Parish has 11.4 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Rapides Parish would have about 39, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,225 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Rapides Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Rapides Parish at 125,877 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 48,954 households. Median household income in Rapides Parish is $54,967, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.3%, 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. Rapides Parish scores 27 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,694 of 1,889 scored counties.
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