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Bakeries and dessert shops in Menominee County, MI

How Menominee 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 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,731 of 1,889 scored counties
#67 of 71 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$34.1M
On food away from home · $3,296 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.7
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,941
−2.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Menominee County scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,731 of 1,889 scored counties and #67 of 71 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 bakeries and dessert shops in Menominee County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.7, 11% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

At $3,296 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Menominee County spend about $34.1M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3.8M per shop, 8% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Menominee County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Menominee County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Menominee 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.

Bakeries and dessert shops in Menominee County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMenominee CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.79.09.8
Spending per listing$3.8M$4.3M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)n/a2,0151,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.5%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,296$3,875$4,070
Median household income$56,435$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score2550

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
91 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Menominee 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 Menominee County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,941−2.2% since 2020
Households
10,361
Median age
48.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,044 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$56,435+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,398
Median home value
$151,800
Jobs located here
7,063
Daytime population
21,316Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Menominee County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Barry County, MI83104.1$9.6M+2.2%#58 of 1,889
2Cass County, MI7694.2$9M+0.2%#136 of 1,889
3Lapeer County, MI75205.7$6.8M+1.0%#164 of 1,889
4Monroe County, MI75386.0$6.6M+0.7%#165 of 1,889
5Allegan County, MI73347.5$5.4M+2.1%#208 of 1,889
6Clinton County, MI72227.0$6.1M+1.6%#218 of 1,889
7Ionia County, MI71125.1$7.2M−0.5%#231 of 1,889
8Branch County, MI70105.9$5.8M+2.5%#264 of 1,889
9St. Clair County, MI70446.5$5.8M+0.1%#265 of 1,889
10Ottawa County, MI69998.9$4.8M+3.9%#303 of 1,889
67Menominee County, MI2598.7$3.8M−2.2%#1,731 of 1,889

Other business types in Menominee County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Menominee County, MI?

Menominee County has 9 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in Menominee County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Menominee County, MI spend on food away from home?

About $34.1M a year, or $3,296 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 10,361 households in Menominee County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Menominee County, MI compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?

Menominee County has 8.7 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.8M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Menominee County would have about 8, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Menominee County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Menominee County at 22,941 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,361 households. Median household income in Menominee County is $56,435, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. Menominee County scores 25 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,731 of 1,889 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for bakeries and dessert shops · All 56 business types in Menominee County

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