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Bakeries and dessert shops in Huron County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Huron County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,314 of 1,889 scored counties
#49 of 71 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $47.2M
- On food away from home · $3,337 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,530
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Huron County spend about $47.2M a year on food away from home, or $3,337 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
Huron County has 11 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 7.8 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Huron County in 2023. That is one for every 2,021 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 show Huron County declined 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For bakeries and dessert shops, Huron County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,314 of 1,889 scored counties and #49 of 71 scored counties in Michigan.
How Huron 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 | Huron County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 9.0 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $4.3M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 2,021 | 2,015 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.5% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,337 | $3,875 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $58,870 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 7All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 1
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $283K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Huron 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 Huron County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,530−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 14,150
- Median age
- 48.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 836 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $58,870+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,624
- Median home value
- $154,300
- Jobs located here
- 11,589
- Daytime population
- 29,753Residents 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 Huron 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 |
| 49Huron County, MI | 39 | 11 | 7.8 | $4.3M | −2.7% | #1,314 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Huron County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes27
- Sit-down restaurants23
- Fast food and sandwich shops46
- Pizza31
- Coffee shops and cafes51
- Bakeries and dessert shops39
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Huron County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 bakeries and dessert shops in Huron County. One of them (9%) is a chain location. 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 Huron County, MI spend on food away from home?
About $47.2M a year, or $3,337 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 14,150 households in Huron County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Huron County, MI compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Huron County has 7.8 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.3M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,021 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Huron County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Huron County at 30,530 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,150 households. The median household income in Huron County is $58,870 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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. Huron County scores 39 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,314 of 1,889 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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