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Bakeries and dessert shops in Freeborn County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Freeborn County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #491 of 1,889 scored counties
#33 of 45 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 7
- 3 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $47.3M
- On food away from home · $3,684 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.8M
- 63% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,440
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 bakeries and dessert shops in Freeborn County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 43%, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 5.4 for every 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Households in Freeborn County spend about $47.3M a year on food away from home, or $3,684 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.8M per shop, 63% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Freeborn County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Freeborn County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Freeborn County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #491 of 1,889 scored counties and #33 of 45 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Freeborn 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 | Freeborn County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 6.3 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $6.8M | $6.8M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | n/a | 1,893 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.7% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,684 | $4,330 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $71,023 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 73 chain locations
- 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Freeborn 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 Freeborn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,440−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 12,846
- Median age
- 45.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 43
- Median household income
- $71,023+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,926
- Median home value
- $171,100
- Jobs located here
- 11,051
- Daytime population
- 27,708Residents 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 Freeborn 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 |
| 33Freeborn County, MN | 61 | 7 | 5.4 | $6.8M | −1.5% | #491 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Freeborn County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes53
- Sit-down restaurants50
- Fast food and sandwich shops38
- Pizza56
- Coffee shops and cafes36
- Bakeries and dessert shops61
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Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Freeborn County, MN?
Freeborn County has 7 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in Freeborn County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Freeborn County, MN spend on food away from home?
About $47.3M a year, or $3,684 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $6.8M 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 12,846 households in Freeborn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Freeborn County, MN compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Freeborn County has 5.4 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $6.8M, 63% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Freeborn County would have about 11, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Freeborn County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Freeborn County at 30,440 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,846 households. Median household income in Freeborn County is $71,023, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.4%, 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. Freeborn County scores 61 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #491 of 1,889 scored counties.
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