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Bakeries and dessert shops in Franklin County, MA
The bakeries and dessert shops in Franklin County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,677 of 1,889 scored counties
#14 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 39
- 8 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $119.3M
- On food away from home · $3,778 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,698
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
For bakeries and dessert shops, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #1,677 of 1,889 scored counties and #14 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Franklin County spend about $119.3M a year on food away from home, or $3,778 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 26% 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 39 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. 8 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 12.4 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Franklin County in 2023. That is one for every 1,169 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. Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Franklin County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Franklin County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 12.0 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $3.9M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,169 | 931 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.8% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,778 | $4,685 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $74,907 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 27All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 282
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 398 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,698−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 31,570
- Median age
- 47.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 699 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 101
- Median household income
- $74,907+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,042
- Median home value
- $329,000
- Jobs located here
- 25,416
- Daytime population
- 59,931Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Massachusetts market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Franklin County marked.
Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Middlesex County, MA | 57 | 675 | 10.6 | $4.9M | +2.8% | #651 of 1,889 |
| 2Norfolk County, MA | 52 | 333 | 11.8 | $4.5M | +2.2% | #852 of 1,889 |
| 3Hampshire County, MA | 52 | 65 | 10.5 | $4M | +10.4% | #862 of 1,889 |
| 4Worcester County, MA | 51 | 367 | 10.9 | $4.1M | +3.7% | #902 of 1,889 |
| 5Hampden County, MA | 47 | 150 | 8.1 | $4.6M | +0.2% | #1,025 of 1,889 |
| 6Plymouth County, MA | 45 | 270 | 13.3 | $3.7M | +3.5% | #1,126 of 1,889 |
| 7Essex County, MA | 43 | 396 | 12.6 | $3.7M | +2.3% | #1,192 of 1,889 |
| 8Suffolk County, MA | 37 | 407 | 12.4 | $3.6M | +0.1% | #1,401 of 1,889 |
| 9Bristol County, MA | 37 | 313 | 13.4 | $3.1M | +2.9% | #1,414 of 1,889 |
| 10Nantucket County, MA | 34 | 17 | 32.4 | $1.7M | +3.6% | #1,522 of 1,889 |
| 14Franklin County, MA | 28 | 39 | 12.4 | $3.1M | −0.3% | #1,677 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Franklin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes51
- Sit-down restaurants51
- Fast food and sandwich shops77
- Pizza62
- Coffee shops and cafes39
- Bakeries and dessert shops28
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 Franklin County, MA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 39 bakeries and dessert shops in Franklin County. 8 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 27 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 Franklin County, MA spend on food away from home?
About $119.3M a year, or $3,778 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 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 31,570 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, MA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Franklin County has 12.4 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.1M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Franklin County would have about 29, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,169 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 70,698 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,570 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $74,907 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Franklin County scores 28 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,677 of 1,889 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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