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Bakeries and dessert shops in Nicollet County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Nicollet County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #175 of 1,889 scored counties
#17 of 45 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
5
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$53.3M
On food away from home · $4,103 a household
Spending per listing
$8.9M
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
53% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,273
−0.7% since 2020

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What this means

For bakeries and dessert shops, Nicollet County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #175 of 1,889 scored counties and #17 of 45 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for bakeries and dessert shops.

Household spending on food away from home in Nicollet County comes to about $53.3M a year: $4,103 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $8.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

Nicollet County has 6 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Nicollet County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 2,600 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $213K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Nicollet County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Nicollet County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Nicollet 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.

Bakeries and dessert shops in Nicollet County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureNicollet CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.66.39.8
Spending per listing$8.9M$6.8M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)2,6001,8931,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.7%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,103$4,330$4,070
Median household income$79,756$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score7480

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 5All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
98
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$213K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Nicollet 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 Nicollet County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,273−0.7% since 2020
Households
13,002
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
448 sq. mi.
People per square mile
77
Median household income
$79,756+18.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$112,374
Median home value
$270,300
Jobs located here
15,748
Daytime population
33,573Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Nicollet County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wright County, MN93285.2$9M+11.1%#9 of 1,889
2Sherburne County, MN92133.7$12.7M+6.8%#10 of 1,889
3Scott County, MN89254.5$11.3M+5.1%#18 of 1,889
4Clay County, MN86114.2$9.6M+3.6%#34 of 1,889
5Chisago County, MN8573.3$13.7M+4.3%#41 of 1,889
6Washington County, MN85656.2$8.2M+6.9%#45 of 1,889
7Anoka County, MN83765.5$8.2M+4.7%#60 of 1,889
8Dakota County, MN821025.8$8.1M+3.9%#68 of 1,889
9Dodge County, MN8156.2$7M+2.3%#72 of 1,889
10Rice County, MN81146.0$6.8M+4.2%#74 of 1,889
17Nicollet County, MN7464.6$8.9M−0.7%#175 of 1,889

Other business types in Nicollet County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Nicollet County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 bakeries and dessert shops in Nicollet County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023. The official count takes in all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops: coffee shops and cafes are counted too.

How much do households in Nicollet County, MN spend on food away from home?

About $53.3M a year, or $4,103 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $8.9M 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 13,002 households in Nicollet County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Nicollet County, MN compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?

Nicollet 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 $8.9M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Nicollet County would have about 13, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,600 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Nicollet County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Nicollet County at 34,273 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,002 households. The median household income in Nicollet County is $79,756 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.3% 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. Nicollet County scores 74 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #175 of 1,889 scored counties.

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