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Bakeries and dessert shops in Dallas County, MO

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$21.5M
On food away from home · $3,170 a household
Spending per listing
$7.2M
73% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
55% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,025
+5.2% 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 $3,170 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Dallas County spend about $21.5M a year on food away from home. That works out to $7.2M per shop, 73% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

There are 3 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Dallas County as of September 2026. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

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

Population estimates show Dallas County grew 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, Dallas County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Dallas 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 Dallas County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureDallas CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.48.19.8
Spending per listing$7.2M$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+5.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,170$3,799$4,070
Median household income$53,464$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored56

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
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Dallas 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 Dallas County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,025+5.2% since 2020
Households
6,768
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
541 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$53,464+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,932
Median home value
$190,300
Jobs located here
2,497
Daytime population
13,028Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Missouri

Every Missouri market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Dallas 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
Dallas County, MONot scored34.4$7.2M+5.2%

Other business types in Dallas County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 bakeries and dessert shops in Dallas 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 Dallas County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $21.5M a year, or $3,170 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $7.2M 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 6,768 households in Dallas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dallas County has 4.4 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $7.2M, 73% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Dallas County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Dallas County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Dallas County at 18,025 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,768 households. The median household income in Dallas County is $53,464 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. Dallas County has no market score for bakeries and dessert shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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 Dallas County

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