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Bakeries and dessert shops in Callaway County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Callaway County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #104 of 1,889 scored counties
#6 of 57 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $60.8M
- On food away from home · $3,690 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.7M
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,765
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Callaway County is 78 (high), #104 of 1,889 scored counties and #6 of 57 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for bakeries and dessert shops.
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 bakeries and dessert shops in Callaway County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
At $3,690 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Callaway County spend about $60.8M a year on food away from home. That is about $8.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Callaway County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 2,748 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.1M has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Callaway County. Population estimates show Callaway County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Callaway County compares
The same measures for Missouri 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 | Callaway County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 8.1 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $8.7M | $4.7M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 2,748 | 1,913 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +43.3% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,690 | $3,799 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $74,176 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 6All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 51
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5All 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
- 1
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Callaway 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 Callaway County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,765+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 16,485
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 835 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $74,176+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,804
- Median home value
- $201,600
- Jobs located here
- 15,131
- Daytime population
- 39,815Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Callaway County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, MO | 93 | 7 | 3.1 | $13.2M | +11.4% | #6 of 1,889 |
| 2Christian County, MO | 85 | 18 | 5.1 | $7.8M | +8.3% | #46 of 1,889 |
| 3Jefferson County, MO | 81 | 51 | 5.8 | $6.9M | +2.7% | #73 of 1,889 |
| 4Newton County, MO | 80 | 12 | 5.4 | $6.6M | +6.1% | #87 of 1,889 |
| 5Cass County, MO | 79 | 28 | 6.5 | $6.5M | +7.1% | #100 of 1,889 |
| 6Callaway County, MO | 78 | 7 | 4.2 | $8.7M | +3.2% | #104 of 1,889 |
| 7Lawrence County, MO | 72 | 8 | 5.5 | $6.2M | +3.7% | #217 of 1,889 |
| 8Clay County, MO | 71 | 78 | 7.6 | $5.5M | +4.3% | #247 of 1,889 |
| 9St. Charles County, MO | 70 | 135 | 8.4 | $5.6M | +4.9% | #266 of 1,889 |
| 10Pettis County, MO | 67 | 10 | 5.9 | $5.7M | +2.9% | #334 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Callaway County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes71
- Sit-down restaurants62
- Fast food and sandwich shops70
- Pizza50
- Coffee shops and cafes73
- Bakeries and dessert shops78
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Callaway County, MO?
Callaway County has 7 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings 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 6 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. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Callaway County, MO spend on food away from home?
About $60.8M a year, or $3,690 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $8.7M 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 16,485 households in Callaway County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Callaway County, MO compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Callaway County has 4.2 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $8.7M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Callaway County would have about 15, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,748 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Callaway County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Callaway County at 45,765 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,485 households. Median household income in Callaway County is $74,176, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.3%, 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. Callaway County scores 78 for bakeries and dessert shops (high), #104 of 1,889 scored counties.
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