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Bakeries and dessert shops in Monroe County, MI
How Monroe 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 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #165 of 1,889 scored counties
#4 of 71 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 38
- 12 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $249.1M
- On food away from home · $3,953 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.6M
- 58% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 156,004
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
For bakeries and dessert shops, Monroe County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #165 of 1,889 scored counties and #4 of 71 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for bakeries and dessert shops.
At $3,953 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Monroe County spend about $249.1M a year on food away from home. Spread across 38 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $6.6M per shop, 58% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
There are 38 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Monroe County as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 32%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.0, 39% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Monroe County in 2023. That is one for every 3,151 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 Monroe County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Monroe 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 | Monroe County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 9.0 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $6.6M | $4.3M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 3,151 | 2,015 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.5% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,953 | $3,875 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $77,335 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 20All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 161
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3812 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 60The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 156,004+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 63,029
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 549 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 283
- Median household income
- $77,335+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,107
- Median home value
- $228,900
- Jobs located here
- 38,727
- Daytime population
- 128,192Residents 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 Monroe 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 |
Other business types in Monroe County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes73
- Sit-down restaurants73
- Fast food and sandwich shops59
- Pizza55
- Coffee shops and cafes78
- Bakeries and dessert shops75
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Monroe County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 bakeries and dessert shops in Monroe County. 12 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 20 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. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Monroe County, MI spend on food away from home?
About $249.1M a year, or $3,953 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $6.6M 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 63,029 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monroe County, MI compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Monroe County has 6.0 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $6.6M, 58% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Monroe County would have about 60, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,151 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Monroe County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Monroe County at 156,004 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,029 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $77,335 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% 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. Monroe County scores 75 for bakeries and dessert shops (high), #165 of 1,889 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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