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Bakeries and dessert shops in Talbot County, MD
How Talbot County, MD compares with other counties and the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,309 of 1,889 scored counties
#18 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 22
- 7 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $68.6M
- On food away from home · $4,173 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.4
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,238
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Talbot County comes to about $68.6M a year: $4,173 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 22 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $3.1M per shop, 25% 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 22 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Talbot County as of September 2026. 7 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 13.4 for every 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Talbot County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 1,369 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.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Talbot County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Talbot County is 40 (lower middle), #1,309 of 1,889 scored counties and #18 of 24 scored counties in Maryland.
How Talbot County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Talbot County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.4 | 9.5 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $4.9M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,369 | 1,938 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.6% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,173 | $4,604 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $84,811 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 12All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 112
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 227 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Talbot 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 Talbot County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,238+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 16,433
- Median age
- 50.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 269 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 141
- Median household income
- $84,811+15.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,276
- Median home value
- $409,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,017
- Daytime population
- 37,878Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maryland market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Talbot County marked.
Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Charles County, MD | 85 | 46 | 7.6 | $6.6M | +5.9% | #50 of 1,889 |
| 2Calvert County, MD | 83 | 26 | 7.8 | $6.8M | +1.7% | #62 of 1,889 |
| 3Cecil County, MD | 80 | 30 | 7.4 | $5.7M | +3.2% | #92 of 1,889 |
| 4Prince George’s County, MD | 78 | 231 | 6.6 | $6.8M | +0.5% | #110 of 1,889 |
| 5St. Mary’s County, MD | 77 | 28 | 6.6 | $7.5M | +2.4% | #126 of 1,889 |
| 6Queen Anne’s County, MD | 73 | 20 | 10.0 | $4.8M | +8.8% | #212 of 1,889 |
| 7Frederick County, MD | 72 | 118 | 11.3 | $4.5M | +11.0% | #227 of 1,889 |
| 8Dorchester County, MD | 71 | 7 | 5.2 | $6.7M | +3.4% | #236 of 1,889 |
| 9Montgomery County, MD | 69 | 331 | 8.5 | $6.2M | +1.3% | #288 of 1,889 |
| 10Carroll County, MD | 69 | 65 | 10.1 | $4.9M | +2.2% | #302 of 1,889 |
| 18Talbot County, MD | 40 | 22 | 13.4 | $3.1M | +2.0% | #1,309 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Talbot County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes35
- Sit-down restaurants34
- Fast food and sandwich shops63
- Pizza60
- Coffee shops and cafes37
- Bakeries and dessert shops40
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Talbot County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 bakeries and dessert shops in Talbot County. 7 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 12 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.
How much do households in Talbot County, MD spend on food away from home?
About $68.6M a year, or $4,173 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 16,433 households in Talbot County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Talbot County, MD compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Talbot County has 13.4 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.1M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Talbot County would have about 17, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,369 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Talbot County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Talbot County at 38,238 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,433 households. The median household income in Talbot County is $84,811 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.3% 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. Talbot County scores 40 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,309 of 1,889 scored counties.
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