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Bakeries and dessert shops in Allegan County, MI
The bakeries and dessert shops in Allegan County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #208 of 1,889 scored counties
#5 of 71 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 34
- 2 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · −27.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $183.8M
- On food away from home · $4,038 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.4M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 123,188
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Allegan County spend about $183.8M a year on food away from home, or $4,038 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 34 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $5.4M per shop, 30% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
Allegan County has 34 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 6%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.5, 23% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Allegan County in 2023, down 27.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,845 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 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Allegan County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allegan County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Allegan County is 73 (upper middle), #208 of 1,889 scored counties and #5 of 71 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Allegan County compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Allegan County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 9.0 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.4M | $4.3M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 2,845 | 2,015 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −27.3% | +16.5% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,038 | $3,875 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $83,283 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 16All snack bars and retail bakeries · −27.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 295
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 342 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Allegan 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 Allegan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 123,188+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 45,522
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 825 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 147
- Median household income
- $83,283+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,889
- Median home value
- $267,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,851
- Daytime population
- 107,584Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Allegan County marked.
Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Barry County, MI | 83 | 10 | 4.1 | $9.6M | +2.2% | #58 of 1,889 |
| 2Cass County, MI | 76 | 9 | 4.2 | $9M | +0.2% | #136 of 1,889 |
| 3Lapeer County, MI | 75 | 20 | 5.7 | $6.8M | +1.0% | #164 of 1,889 |
| 4Monroe County, MI | 75 | 38 | 6.0 | $6.6M | +0.7% | #165 of 1,889 |
| 5Allegan County, MI | 73 | 34 | 7.5 | $5.4M | +2.1% | #208 of 1,889 |
| 6Clinton County, MI | 72 | 22 | 7.0 | $6.1M | +1.6% | #218 of 1,889 |
| 7Ionia County, MI | 71 | 12 | 5.1 | $7.2M | −0.5% | #231 of 1,889 |
| 8Branch County, MI | 70 | 10 | 5.9 | $5.8M | +2.5% | #264 of 1,889 |
| 9St. Clair County, MI | 70 | 44 | 6.5 | $5.8M | +0.1% | #265 of 1,889 |
| 10Ottawa County, MI | 69 | 99 | 8.9 | $4.8M | +3.9% | #303 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Allegan County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes73
- Sit-down restaurants72
- Fast food and sandwich shops73
- Pizza71
- Coffee shops and cafes68
- Bakeries and dessert shops73
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Allegan County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 bakeries and dessert shops in Allegan County. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, down 27.3% 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 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Allegan County, MI spend on food away from home?
About $183.8M a year, or $4,038 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $5.4M 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 45,522 households in Allegan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Allegan County, MI compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Allegan County has 7.5 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $5.4M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Allegan County would have about 44, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,845 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count fell 27.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Allegan County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Allegan County at 123,188 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,522 households. The median household income in Allegan County is $83,283 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. Allegan County scores 73 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #208 of 1,889 scored counties.
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