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Bakeries and dessert shops in Saginaw County, MI
The bakeries and dessert shops in Saginaw County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #992 of 1,889 scored counties
#36 of 71 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 62
- 17 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +18.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $272.3M
- On food away from home · $3,493 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 187,688
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 62 bakeries and dessert shops in Saginaw County. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 27%, against 35% across the U.S. That is 8.0 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Household spending on food away from home in Saginaw County comes to about $272.3M a year: $3,493 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 62 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $4.4M per shop, 6% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 32 businesses with payroll in Saginaw County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries, up 18.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,436 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 list 10 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $400K have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Saginaw County.
Population estimates put the population change in Saginaw County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For bakeries and dessert shops, Saginaw County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #992 of 1,889 scored counties and #36 of 71 scored counties in Michigan.
How Saginaw 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 | Saginaw County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $4.3M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 2,436 | 2,015 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.5% | +16.5% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,493 | $3,875 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $60,622 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 32All snack bars and retail bakeries · +18.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 432
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6217 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 66The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $400K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Saginaw 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 Saginaw County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 187,688−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 77,958
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 801 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 236
- Median household income
- $60,622+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,545
- Median home value
- $152,800
- Jobs located here
- 77,780
- Daytime population
- 194,916Residents 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 Saginaw 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 |
| 36Saginaw County, MI | 48 | 62 | 8.0 | $4.4M | −1.1% | #992 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Saginaw County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes47
- Sit-down restaurants52
- Fast food and sandwich shops31
- Pizza46
- Coffee shops and cafes59
- Bakeries and dessert shops48
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Health care
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Saginaw County, MI?
Saginaw County has 62 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 18.5% from 2019. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Saginaw County, MI spend on food away from home?
About $272.3M a year, or $3,493 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 77,958 households in Saginaw County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Saginaw County, MI compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Saginaw County has 8.0 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.4M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Saginaw County would have about 66, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,436 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Saginaw County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Saginaw County at 187,688 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 77,958 households. Median household income in Saginaw County is $60,622, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, 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. Saginaw County scores 48 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #992 of 1,889 scored counties.
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