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Bakeries and dessert shops in Newaygo County, MI

How Newaygo 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 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #335 of 1,889 scored counties
#12 of 71 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
12
3 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
7
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$68M
On food away from home · $3,459 a household
Spending per listing
$5.7M
37% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.1
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
51,622
+3.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 bakeries and dessert shops in Newaygo County. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 6.1 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Households in Newaygo County spend about $68M a year on food away from home, or $3,459 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.7M per shop, 37% above 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.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Newaygo County in 2023. That is one for every 2,807 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 put the population change in Newaygo County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Newaygo County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #335 of 1,889 scored counties and #12 of 71 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Newaygo 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 Newaygo County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureNewaygo CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.19.09.8
Spending per listing$5.7M$4.3M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)2,8072,0151,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.5%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,459$3,875$4,070
Median household income$63,304$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score6750

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 7All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$565K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
123 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Newaygo 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 Newaygo County

Population, 2025 estimate
51,622+3.1% since 2020
Households
19,651
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
839 sq. mi.
People per square mile
61
Median household income
$63,304+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,003
Median home value
$186,700
Jobs located here
10,466
Daytime population
41,120Residents 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 Newaygo 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
12Newaygo County, MI67126.1$5.7M+3.1%#335 of 1,889

Other business types in Newaygo County

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

Questions

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

Newaygo County has 12 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 7 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 Newaygo County, MI spend on food away from home?

About $68M a year, or $3,459 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $5.7M 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 19,651 households in Newaygo County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Newaygo County has 6.1 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $5.7M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Newaygo County would have about 16, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,807 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Newaygo County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Newaygo County at 51,622 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,651 households. Median household income in Newaygo County is $63,304, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Newaygo County scores 67 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #335 of 1,889 scored counties.

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