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Bakeries and dessert shops in Ingham County, MI
How Ingham County, MI 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,263 of 1,889 scored counties
#46 of 71 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 121
- 35 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 70
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +7.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $427.1M
- On food away from home · $3,647 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 289,709
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Ingham County spend about $427.1M a year on food away from home, or $3,647 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 15% 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 121 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Ingham County as of September 2026. Of those, 35 are chain locations, or 29%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.3, 5% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Ingham County in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,673 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 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Ingham County.
Population estimates put the population change in Ingham County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For bakeries and dessert shops, Ingham County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,263 of 1,889 scored counties and #46 of 71 scored counties in Michigan.
How Ingham 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 | Ingham County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 9.0 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $4.3M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,673 | 2,015 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.7% | +16.5% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,647 | $3,875 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $65,526 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 65 → 70All snack bars and retail bakeries · +7.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 910
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12135 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 103The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Ingham 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 Ingham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 289,709+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 117,096
- Median age
- 36.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 556 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 511
- Median household income
- $65,526+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,082
- Median home value
- $198,800
- Jobs located here
- 166,989
- Daytime population
- 339,161Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 46Ingham County, MI | 41 | 121 | 10.3 | $3.5M | +1.7% | #1,263 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Ingham County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes43
- Sit-down restaurants49
- Fast food and sandwich shops42
- Pizza46
- Coffee shops and cafes43
- Bakeries and dessert shops41
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 Ingham County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 121 bakeries and dessert shops in Ingham County. 35 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 7.7% 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 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ingham County, MI spend on food away from home?
About $427.1M a year, or $3,647 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 121 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 117,096 households in Ingham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ingham County, MI compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Ingham County has 10.3 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.5M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Ingham County would have about 103, against 121 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,673 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Ingham County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Ingham County at 289,709 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 117,096 households. The median household income in Ingham County is $65,526 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.9% 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. Ingham County scores 41 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,263 of 1,889 scored counties.
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