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Bakeries and dessert shops in Crawford County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,787 of 1,889 scored counties
#53 of 57 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
10
2 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$31.7M
On food away from home · $3,305 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.4
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,929
−0.4% 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

For bakeries and dessert shops, Crawford County has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #1,787 of 1,889 scored counties and #53 of 57 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Crawford County spend about $31.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,305 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.2M per shop, 24% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

There are 10 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Crawford County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 10.4 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack bars and retail bakeries in Crawford County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Crawford County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Crawford 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.

Bakeries and dessert shops in Crawford County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureCrawford CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.48.19.8
Spending per listing$3.2M$4.7M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)n/a1,9131,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+43.3%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,305$3,799$4,070
Median household income$57,629$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score2256

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
102 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Crawford 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 Crawford County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,929−0.4% since 2020
Households
9,580
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
743 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$57,629+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,249
Median home value
$172,600
Jobs located here
6,732
Daytime population
19,375Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Missouri

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

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, MO9373.1$13.2M+11.4%#6 of 1,889
2Christian County, MO85185.1$7.8M+8.3%#46 of 1,889
3Jefferson County, MO81515.8$6.9M+2.7%#73 of 1,889
4Newton County, MO80125.4$6.6M+6.1%#87 of 1,889
5Cass County, MO79286.5$6.5M+7.1%#100 of 1,889
6Callaway County, MO7874.2$8.7M+3.2%#104 of 1,889
7Lawrence County, MO7285.5$6.2M+3.7%#217 of 1,889
8Clay County, MO71787.6$5.5M+4.3%#247 of 1,889
9St. Charles County, MO701358.4$5.6M+4.9%#266 of 1,889
10Pettis County, MO67105.9$5.7M+2.9%#334 of 1,889
53Crawford County, MO221010.4$3.2M−0.4%#1,787 of 1,889

Other business types in Crawford County

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

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Crawford County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 bakeries and dessert shops in Crawford County. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in Crawford County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Crawford County, MO spend on food away from home?

About $31.7M a year, or $3,305 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 9,580 households in Crawford County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Crawford County has 10.4 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.2M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Crawford County would have about 8, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is Crawford County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Crawford County at 22,929 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,580 households. The median household income in Crawford County is $57,629 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Crawford County scores 22 for bakeries and dessert shops (low), #1,787 of 1,889 scored counties.

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

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