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Bakeries and dessert shops in Le Sueur County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Le Sueur County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #834 of 1,889 scored counties
#40 of 45 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 14
- 3 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $50M
- On food away from home · $4,289 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.0
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,453
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Le Sueur County comes to about $50M a year: $4,289 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 14% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
There are 14 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Le Sueur County as of September 2026. 3 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 12.0 for every 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack bars and retail bakeries in Le Sueur County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Le Sueur County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For bakeries and dessert shops, Le Sueur County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #834 of 1,889 scored counties and #40 of 45 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Le Sueur 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 | Le Sueur County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.0 | 6.3 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $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 | +2.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,289 | $4,330 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $94,968 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 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
- 143 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Le Sueur 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 Le Sueur County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,453+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 11,650
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 449 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $94,968+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,026
- Median home value
- $316,500
- Jobs located here
- 8,789
- Daytime population
- 21,598Residents 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 Le Sueur 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 |
| 40Le Sueur County, MN | 53 | 14 | 12.0 | $3.6M | +2.9% | #834 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Le Sueur County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes81
- Sit-down restaurants81
- Fast food and sandwich shops
- Pizza72
- Coffee shops and cafes63
- Bakeries and dessert shops53
Groceries and convenience
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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 Le Sueur County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 bakeries and dessert shops in Le Sueur County. 3 of them (21%) 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 Le Sueur County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Le Sueur County, MN spend on food away from home?
About $50M a year, or $4,289 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which bakeries and dessert shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,650 households in Le Sueur County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Le Sueur County, MN compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Le Sueur County has 12.0 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.6M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Le Sueur County would have about 12, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is Le Sueur County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Le Sueur County at 29,453 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,650 households. The median household income in Le Sueur County is $94,968 a year, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Le Sueur County scores 53 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #834 of 1,889 scored counties.
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