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Bakeries and dessert shops in McLeod County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in McLeod County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #105 of 1,889 scored counties
#13 of 45 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $60.1M
- On food away from home · $3,952 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.6M
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,631
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in McLeod County is 78 (high), #105 of 1,889 scored counties and #13 of 45 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for bakeries and dessert shops.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 bakeries and dessert shops in McLeod County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Household spending on food away from home in McLeod County comes to about $60.1M a year: $3,952 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $8.6M per shop, 2.1 times 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.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in McLeod County in 2023. That is one for every 5,072 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 $112K have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in McLeod County. Population estimates show McLeod County declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How McLeod 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 | McLeod County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 6.3 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $8.6M | $6.8M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 5,072 | 1,893 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.7% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,952 | $4,330 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $80,084 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $681K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $112K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in McLeod 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 McLeod County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,631−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 15,215
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 492 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $80,084+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,958
- Median home value
- $246,100
- Jobs located here
- 16,606
- Daytime population
- 33,985Residents 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 McLeod 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 |
| 13McLeod County, MN | 78 | 7 | 4.6 | $8.6M | −0.3% | #105 of 1,889 |
Other business types in McLeod County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes70
- Sit-down restaurants66
- Fast food and sandwich shops73
- Pizza53
- Coffee shops and cafes66
- Bakeries and dessert shops78
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in McLeod County, MN?
There are 7 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in McLeod County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 3 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 McLeod County, MN spend on food away from home?
About $60.1M a year, or $3,952 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $8.6M 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 15,215 households in McLeod County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McLeod County, MN compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
McLeod County has 4.6 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $8.6M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, McLeod County would have about 15, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,072 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is McLeod County, MN growing?
Population estimates put McLeod County at 36,631 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,215 households. Median household income in McLeod County is $80,084, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. McLeod County scores 78 for bakeries and dessert shops (high), #105 of 1,889 scored counties.
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