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Bakeries and dessert shops in Jefferson Davis County, MS

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.7M
On food away from home · $2,845 a household
Spending per listing
$12.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
10,941
−2.9% 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

At $2,845 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in Jefferson Davis County spend about $12.7M a year on food away from home. That works out to $12.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

Jefferson Davis County has 1 bakery or dessert shop on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack bars and retail bakeries in Jefferson Davis County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Jefferson Davis County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 bakery or dessert shop on map listings, Jefferson Davis County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Jefferson Davis 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 Jefferson Davis County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson Davis CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.28.49.8
Spending per listing$12.7M$3.9M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)n/a1,7331,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+60.8%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,845$3,288$4,070
Median household income$38,548$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored32

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
10 chain locations
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 Jefferson Davis 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 Jefferson Davis County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,941−2.9% since 2020
Households
4,453
Median age
46.4
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
408 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$38,548+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$59,389
Median home value
$90,100
Jobs located here
1,670
Daytime population
8,361Residents 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 Jefferson Davis 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
Jefferson Davis County, MSNot scored12.2$12.7M−2.9%

Other business types in Jefferson Davis County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 bakery or dessert shop in Jefferson Davis County. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in Jefferson Davis County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Jefferson Davis County, MS spend on food away from home?

About $12.7M a year, or $2,845 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 bakery or dessert shop on map listings, it comes to $12.7M 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 4,453 households in Jefferson Davis County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jefferson Davis County has 1 bakery or dessert shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Jefferson Davis County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Jefferson Davis County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson Davis County at 10,941 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,453 households. The median household income in Jefferson Davis County is $38,548 a year, 52% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. Jefferson Davis County has no market score for bakeries and dessert shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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 Jefferson Davis County

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