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Bakeries and dessert shops in Muskegon County, MI
How Muskegon 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,160 of 1,889 scored counties
#43 of 71 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 72
- 14 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · −7.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $236.1M
- On food away from home · $3,486 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.6
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 177,901
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 72 bakeries and dessert shops in Muskegon County. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 35% across the U.S. That is 10.6 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
At $3,486 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Muskegon County spend about $236.1M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3.3M per shop, 21% 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 Muskegon County was 25 in 2023, down 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,709 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. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $293K have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Muskegon County.
Population estimates show Muskegon County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For bakeries and dessert shops, Muskegon County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,160 of 1,889 scored counties and #43 of 71 scored counties in Michigan.
How Muskegon 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 | Muskegon County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.6 | 9.0 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $4.3M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 2,709 | 2,015 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.4% | +16.5% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,486 | $3,875 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $65,024 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 25All snack bars and retail bakeries · −7.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 168
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7214 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 57The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $293K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Muskegon 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 Muskegon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 177,901+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 67,732
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 349
- Median household income
- $65,024+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,950
- Median home value
- $198,300
- Jobs located here
- 56,600
- Daytime population
- 160,507Residents 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 Muskegon 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 |
| 43Muskegon County, MI | 44 | 72 | 10.6 | $3.3M | +1.8% | #1,160 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Muskegon County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes54
- Sit-down restaurants58
- Fast food and sandwich shops48
- Pizza44
- Coffee shops and cafes66
- Bakeries and dessert shops44
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Muskegon County, MI?
There are 72 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Muskegon County as of September 2026. 14 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, down 7.4% from 2019. 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.
How much do households in Muskegon County, MI spend on food away from home?
About $236.1M a year, or $3,486 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 67,732 households in Muskegon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Muskegon County, MI compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Muskegon County has 10.6 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.3M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Muskegon County would have about 57, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,709 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Muskegon County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Muskegon County at 177,901 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,732 households. Median household income in Muskegon County is $65,024, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Muskegon County scores 44 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,160 of 1,889 scored counties.
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