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Bakeries and dessert shops in Choctaw County, MS

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
3
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$10.3M
On food away from home · $2,965 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
8,048
−1.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

There are no bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Choctaw County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Choctaw County would have about 3, against none on map listings.

Household spending on food away from home in Choctaw County comes to about $10.3M a year: $2,965 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. 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 3 businesses with payroll in Choctaw County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 1,155 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 Choctaw County declined 1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Choctaw County compares

The same measures for Mississippi 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 Choctaw County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureChoctaw CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.08.49.8
Spending per listingn/a$3.9M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)1,1551,7331,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+60.8%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,965$3,288$4,070
Median household income$50,919$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored32

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
17
Annual payroll, 2023
$86K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Choctaw 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 Choctaw County

Population, 2025 estimate
8,048−1.9% since 2020
Households
3,464
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
418 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$50,919
Average household income
$63,816
Median home value
$117,200
Jobs located here
2,427
Daytime population
7,357Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Mississippi

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

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pontotoc County, MS6175.9$5.3M+2.9%#504 of 1,889
2Marshall County, MS5975.3$6M+2.6%#569 of 1,889
3George County, MS5888.6$3.9M+8.1%#633 of 1,889
4DeSoto County, MS56669.3$4.3M+6.3%#705 of 1,889
5Tishomingo County, MS5455.7$5.6M−1.1%#767 of 1,889
6Jackson County, MS54498.5$4.2M+3.0%#790 of 1,889
7Adams County, MS5376.1$4.8M+2.2%#815 of 1,889
8Itawamba County, MS5377.3$4.5M+1.3%#818 of 1,889
9Panola County, MS4954.1$7.5M−1.4%#944 of 1,889
10Lincoln County, MS4664.6$7M+0.5%#1,058 of 1,889
Choctaw County, MSNot scored00.0n/a−1.9%

Other business types in Choctaw County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Choctaw County, MS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no bakeries and dessert shops in Choctaw County. 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 Choctaw County, MS spend on food away from home?

About $10.3M a year, or $2,965 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,464 households in Choctaw County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Choctaw County has no bakeries and dessert shops on map listings. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Choctaw County would have about 3, against none on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,155 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Choctaw County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Choctaw County at 8,048 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,464 households. Median household income in Choctaw County is $50,919, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for bakeries and dessert shops · All 56 business types in Choctaw County

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