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Bakeries and dessert shops in Lafayette County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Lafayette County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #757 of 1,889 scored counties
#23 of 57 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 14
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $49.4M
- On food away from home · $3,928 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,531
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,928 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Lafayette County spend about $49.4M a year on food away from home. Spread across 14 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $3.5M per shop, 15% 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 14 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Lafayette County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 35% across the U.S. That is 11.1 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Lafayette County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 3,144 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.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lafayette County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lafayette County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #757 of 1,889 scored counties and #23 of 57 scored counties in Missouri.
How Lafayette 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 | Lafayette County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.1 | 8.1 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $4.7M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 3,144 | 1,913 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +43.3% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,928 | $3,799 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $80,612 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 1
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $156K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,531+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,576
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 628 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $80,612+37.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,896
- Median home value
- $216,500
- Jobs located here
- 8,542
- Daytime population
- 27,087Residents 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 Lafayette 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 |
| 23Lafayette County, MO | 55 | 14 | 11.1 | $3.5M | +1.4% | #757 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Lafayette County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes50
- Sit-down restaurants60
- Fast food and sandwich shops41
- Pizza31
- Coffee shops and cafes62
- Bakeries and dessert shops55
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Lafayette County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 bakeries and dessert shops in Lafayette County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 4 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.
How much do households in Lafayette County, MO spend on food away from home?
About $49.4M a year, or $3,928 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 12,576 households in Lafayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lafayette County, MO compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Lafayette County has 11.1 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.5M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Lafayette County would have about 12, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,144 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Lafayette County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Lafayette County at 33,531 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,576 households. The median household income in Lafayette County is $80,612 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.2% 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. Lafayette County scores 55 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #757 of 1,889 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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