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Bakeries and dessert shops in Isabella County, MI
How Isabella 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 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,718 of 1,889 scored counties
#66 of 71 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 27
- 8 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $82.1M
- On food away from home · $3,297 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,691
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Isabella County is 26 (lower middle), #1,718 of 1,889 scored counties and #66 of 71 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 bakeries and dessert shops in Isabella County. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 35% across the U.S. That is 10.8 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
At $3,297 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Isabella County spend about $82.1M a year on food away from home. That is about $3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 27% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. That spending covers all food away from home, which bakeries and dessert shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Isabella County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 1,557 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count takes in all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops: coffee shops and cafes are counted too. Population estimates show Isabella County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Isabella 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 | Isabella County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.8 | 9.0 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $4.3M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,557 | 2,015 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.5% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,297 | $3,875 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $55,237 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 16All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 227
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 278 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Isabella 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 Isabella County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,691+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 24,914
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 573 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 113
- Median household income
- $55,237+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,389
- Median home value
- $170,400
- Jobs located here
- 26,182
- Daytime population
- 67,374Residents 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 Isabella 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 |
| 66Isabella County, MI | 26 | 27 | 10.8 | $3M | +0.3% | #1,718 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Isabella County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes31
- Sit-down restaurants39
- Fast food and sandwich shops31
- Pizza40
- Coffee shops and cafes28
- Bakeries and dessert shops26
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
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Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Isabella County, MI?
There are 27 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Isabella County as of September 2026. 8 of them (30%) 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. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops.
How much do households in Isabella County, MI spend on food away from home?
About $82.1M a year, or $3,297 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3M per shop. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,914 households in Isabella County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Isabella County, MI compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Isabella County has 10.8 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Isabella County would have about 20, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,557 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Isabella County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Isabella County at 64,691 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,914 households. Median household income in Isabella County is $55,237, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.4%, 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. Isabella County scores 26 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,718 of 1,889 scored counties.
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