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Bakeries and dessert shops in Webster Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Webster Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,109 of 1,889 scored counties
#13 of 41 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $40.5M
- On food away from home · $2,825 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,948
- −5.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Webster Parish comes to about $40.5M a year: $2,825 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $4.5M per shop, 9% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
There are 9 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Webster Parish as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 6.3 for every 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Webster Parish was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 4,778 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. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Webster Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −5.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For bakeries and dessert shops, Webster Parish has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,109 of 1,889 scored counties and #13 of 41 scored counties in Louisiana.
How Webster 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 | Webster Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 10.0 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.5M | $3.5M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 4,778 | 1,635 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.7% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.2% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $2,825 | $3,469 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $41,182 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $219K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Webster 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 Webster Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,948−5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 14,334
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 593 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $41,182+42.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,266
- Median home value
- $114,500
- Jobs located here
- 11,474
- Daytime population
- 32,614Residents 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 Webster 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 |
| 13Webster Parish, LA | 45 | 9 | 6.3 | $4.5M | −5.2% | #1,109 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Webster Parish
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes20
- Sit-down restaurants23
- Fast food and sandwich shops9
- Pizza36
- Coffee shops and cafes32
- Bakeries and dessert shops45
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 Webster Parish, LA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 bakeries and dessert shops in Webster Parish. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 3 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 list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Webster Parish, LA spend on food away from home?
About $40.5M a year, or $2,825 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 14,334 households in Webster Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Webster Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Webster Parish has 6.3 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.5M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Webster Parish would have about 10, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,778 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Webster Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Webster Parish at 34,948 people in 2025, down 5.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,334 households. The median household income in Webster Parish is $41,182 a year, 49% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.3% 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. Webster Parish scores 45 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,109 of 1,889 scored counties.
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