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Bakeries and dessert shops in Jefferson County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Jefferson County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #73 of 1,889 scored counties
#3 of 57 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 51
- 23 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $353.8M
- On food away from home · $4,007 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.9M
- 67% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 233,132
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
For bakeries and dessert shops, Jefferson County has a Groundwork market score of 81 (high): #73 of 1,889 scored counties and #3 of 57 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for bakeries and dessert shops.
Households in Jefferson County spend about $353.8M a year on food away from home, or $4,007 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 51 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $6.9M per shop, 67% 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 51 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. 23 of them (45%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That is 5.8 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 27 businesses with payroll in Jefferson County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 3,271 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Population estimates put the population change in Jefferson County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 8.1 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $6.9M | $4.7M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 3,271 | 1,913 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +43.3% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,007 | $3,799 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $82,851 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 27All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 267
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5123 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 85The 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 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 County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 233,132+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 88,309
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 656 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 350
- Median household income
- $82,851+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,813
- Median home value
- $237,200
- Jobs located here
- 48,697
- Daytime population
- 165,339Residents 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes82
- Sit-down restaurants83
- Fast food and sandwich shops73
- Pizza65
- Coffee shops and cafes85
- Bakeries and dessert shops81
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Jefferson County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 51 bakeries and dessert shops in Jefferson County. 23 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023. The official count takes in all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops: coffee shops and cafes are counted too. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jefferson County, MO spend on food away from home?
About $353.8M a year, or $4,007 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $6.9M 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 88,309 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, MO compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Jefferson County has 5.8 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $6.9M, 67% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 85, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,271 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 233,132 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 88,309 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $82,851 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% 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 County scores 81 for bakeries and dessert shops (high), #73 of 1,889 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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