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Bakeries and dessert shops in Houghton County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Houghton County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,413 of 1,889 scored counties
#50 of 71 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 16
- 3 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $49.8M
- On food away from home · $3,482 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,842
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Houghton County comes to about $49.8M a year: $3,482 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 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 16 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Houghton County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 19%, against 35% across the U.S. That is 11.2 per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Houghton County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 2,044 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 Houghton County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For bakeries and dessert shops, Houghton County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,413 of 1,889 scored counties and #50 of 71 scored counties in Michigan.
How Houghton 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 | Houghton County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 9.0 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $4.3M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 2,044 | 2,015 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.5% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,482 | $3,875 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $58,899 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 7All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $831K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 163 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Houghton 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 Houghton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,842+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 14,305
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,009 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $58,899+36.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,899
- Median home value
- $159,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,811
- Daytime population
- 36,847Residents 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 Houghton 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 |
| 50Houghton County, MI | 37 | 16 | 11.2 | $3.1M | +1.6% | #1,413 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Houghton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes30
- Sit-down restaurants34
- Fast food and sandwich shops56
- Pizza41
- Coffee shops and cafes39
- Bakeries and dessert shops37
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 Houghton County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 bakeries and dessert shops in Houghton County. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 7 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 Houghton County, MI spend on food away from home?
About $49.8M a year, or $3,482 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 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 14,305 households in Houghton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houghton County, MI compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Houghton County has 11.2 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 14% 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, Houghton County would have about 12, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,044 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Houghton County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Houghton County at 37,842 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,305 households. The median household income in Houghton County is $58,899 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.4% 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. Houghton County scores 37 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,413 of 1,889 scored counties.
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