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Bakeries and dessert shops in Oxford County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Oxford County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,744 of 1,889 scored counties
#15 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 33
- 6 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · −7.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $82.3M
- On food away from home · $3,411 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.7
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 60,346
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
For bakeries and dessert shops, Oxford County has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #1,744 of 1,889 scored counties and #15 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Oxford County spend about $82.3M a year on food away from home, or $3,411 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 33 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $2.5M per shop, 40% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
There are 33 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Oxford County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 18%, against 35% across the U.S. That is 13.7 per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Oxford County in 2023, down 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,006 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $202K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Oxford County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Oxford County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Oxford County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Oxford County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.7 | 13.4 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.9M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,006 | 963 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.7% | +19.2% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,411 | $3,835 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $60,173 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 24All snack bars and retail bakeries · −7.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 148
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 336 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $202K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Oxford 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 Oxford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 60,346+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,140
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,077 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $60,173+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,916
- Median home value
- $217,300
- Jobs located here
- 17,529
- Daytime population
- 49,370Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maine for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Maine, with Oxford County marked.
Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sagadahoc County, ME | 69 | 11 | 6.7 | $6M | +3.4% | #290 of 1,889 |
| 2Penobscot County, ME | 43 | 57 | 8.7 | $4.1M | +3.8% | #1,178 of 1,889 |
| 3Androscoggin County, ME | 40 | 46 | 9.8 | $3.6M | +4.8% | #1,301 of 1,889 |
| 4Piscataquis County, ME | 39 | 9 | 10.7 | $3.1M | +3.5% | #1,334 of 1,889 |
| 5Cumberland County, ME | 39 | 199 | 15.1 | $2.9M | +4.5% | #1,336 of 1,889 |
| 6Washington County, ME | 37 | 20 | 14.1 | $2.3M | +0.8% | #1,420 of 1,889 |
| 7York County, ME | 36 | 149 | 16.3 | $2.5M | +4.8% | #1,452 of 1,889 |
| 8Kennebec County, ME | 34 | 58 | 10.7 | $3.4M | +3.5% | #1,511 of 1,889 |
| 9Aroostook County, ME | 32 | 27 | 9.0 | $3.6M | −0.7% | #1,558 of 1,889 |
| 10Waldo County, ME | 32 | 24 | 13.7 | $2.6M | +2.6% | #1,573 of 1,889 |
| 15Oxford County, ME | 25 | 33 | 13.7 | $2.5M | +4.2% | #1,744 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Oxford County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes57
- Sit-down restaurants58
- Fast food and sandwich shops77
- Pizza68
- Coffee shops and cafes42
- Bakeries and dessert shops25
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Oxford County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 bakeries and dessert shops in Oxford County. 6 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, down 7.7% from 2019. 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 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Oxford County, ME spend on food away from home?
About $82.3M a year, or $3,411 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 24,140 households in Oxford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oxford County, ME compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Oxford County has 13.7 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Oxford County would have about 20, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,006 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Oxford County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Oxford County at 60,346 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,140 households. The median household income in Oxford County is $60,173 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.3% 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. Oxford County scores 25 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,744 of 1,889 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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