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Bakeries and dessert shops in Beltrami County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Beltrami County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #157 of 1,889 scored counties
#15 of 45 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 9
- 5 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $67.2M
- On food away from home · $3,698 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.5M
- 80% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 47,055
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
For bakeries and dessert shops, Beltrami County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #157 of 1,889 scored counties and #15 of 45 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for bakeries and dessert shops.
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 bakeries and dessert shops in Beltrami County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 56%, against 35% across the U.S. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Household spending on food away from home in Beltrami County comes to about $67.2M a year: $3,698 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $7.5M per shop, 80% 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 6 businesses with payroll in Beltrami County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 3,029 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Beltrami County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Beltrami County compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Beltrami County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 6.3 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $7.5M | $6.8M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 3,029 | 1,893 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.7% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,698 | $4,330 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $68,975 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 6All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 85
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 95 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 Beltrami 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 Beltrami County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 47,055+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 18,172
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,505 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $68,975+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,694
- Median home value
- $237,500
- Jobs located here
- 21,323
- Daytime population
- 47,553Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Beltrami County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wright County, MN | 93 | 28 | 5.2 | $9M | +11.1% | #9 of 1,889 |
| 2Sherburne County, MN | 92 | 13 | 3.7 | $12.7M | +6.8% | #10 of 1,889 |
| 3Scott County, MN | 89 | 25 | 4.5 | $11.3M | +5.1% | #18 of 1,889 |
| 4Clay County, MN | 86 | 11 | 4.2 | $9.6M | +3.6% | #34 of 1,889 |
| 5Chisago County, MN | 85 | 7 | 3.3 | $13.7M | +4.3% | #41 of 1,889 |
| 6Washington County, MN | 85 | 65 | 6.2 | $8.2M | +6.9% | #45 of 1,889 |
| 7Anoka County, MN | 83 | 76 | 5.5 | $8.2M | +4.7% | #60 of 1,889 |
| 8Dakota County, MN | 82 | 102 | 5.8 | $8.1M | +3.9% | #68 of 1,889 |
| 9Dodge County, MN | 81 | 5 | 6.2 | $7M | +2.3% | #72 of 1,889 |
| 10Rice County, MN | 81 | 14 | 6.0 | $6.8M | +4.2% | #74 of 1,889 |
| 15Beltrami County, MN | 75 | 9 | 5.0 | $7.5M | +1.8% | #157 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Beltrami County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes61
- Sit-down restaurants55
- Fast food and sandwich shops55
- Pizza66
- Coffee shops and cafes57
- Bakeries and dessert shops75
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Beltrami County, MN?
Beltrami County has 9 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 6 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. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Beltrami County, MN spend on food away from home?
About $67.2M a year, or $3,698 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $7.5M 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 18,172 households in Beltrami County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Beltrami County, MN compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Beltrami County has 5.0 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $7.5M, 80% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Beltrami County would have about 16, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,029 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Beltrami County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Beltrami County at 47,055 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,172 households. Median household income in Beltrami County is $68,975, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.3%, 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. Beltrami County scores 75 for bakeries and dessert shops (high), #157 of 1,889 scored counties.
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