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Bakeries and dessert shops in Wexford County, MI
How Wexford 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,241 of 1,889 scored counties
#44 of 71 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $46.9M
- On food away from home · $3,424 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,445
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 bakeries and dessert shops in Wexford County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 35% across the U.S. That is 8.0 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
At $3,424 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Wexford County spend about $46.9M a year on food away from home. That works out to $4.3M per shop, 3% 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 10 businesses with payroll in Wexford County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 1,370 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. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $744K have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Wexford County.
Population estimates show Wexford County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Wexford County is 41 (lower middle), #1,241 of 1,889 scored counties and #44 of 71 scored counties in Michigan.
How Wexford 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 | Wexford County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $4.3M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,370 | 2,015 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.5% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,424 | $3,875 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $61,085 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 10All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 89
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $744K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Wexford 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 Wexford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,445+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 13,696
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 565 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $61,085+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,703
- Median home value
- $170,400
- Jobs located here
- 12,506
- Daytime population
- 34,920Residents 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 Wexford 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 |
| 44Wexford County, MI | 41 | 11 | 8.0 | $4.3M | +2.3% | #1,241 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Wexford County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes33
- Sit-down restaurants34
- Fast food and sandwich shops37
- Pizza35
- Coffee shops and cafes28
- Bakeries and dessert shops41
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Wexford County, MI?
There are 11 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Wexford County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 10 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 Wexford County, MI spend on food away from home?
About $46.9M a year, or $3,424 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 13,696 households in Wexford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wexford County, MI compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Wexford 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 $4.3M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,370 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Wexford County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Wexford County at 34,445 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,696 households. Median household income in Wexford County is $61,085, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.4%, 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. Wexford County scores 41 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,241 of 1,889 scored counties.
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