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Bakeries and dessert shops in Pemiscot County, MO

The bakeries and dessert shops in Pemiscot County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 6 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #1,886 of 1,889 scored counties
#57 of 57 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
7
5 chain locations (71%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$18.8M
On food away from home · $2,976 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.1
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,465
−7.2% 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

For bakeries and dessert shops, Pemiscot County has a Groundwork market score of 6 (very low): #1,886 of 1,889 scored counties and #57 of 57 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 bakeries and dessert shops in Pemiscot County. 5 of them (71%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.1, 13% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Household spending on food away from home in Pemiscot County comes to about $18.8M a year: $2,976 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $2.7M per shop, 35% below 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Pemiscot County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pemiscot County declined 7.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Pemiscot 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 Pemiscot County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasurePemiscot CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.18.19.8
Spending per listing$2.7M$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, 2020–2025−7.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,976$3,799$4,070
Median household income$40,089$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score656

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
75 chain locations
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 Pemiscot 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 Pemiscot County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,465−7.2% since 2020
Households
6,333
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
56%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
493 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$40,089+18.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,320
Median home value
$97,000
Jobs located here
4,601
Daytime population
13,525Residents 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 Pemiscot 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
57Pemiscot County, MO6711.1$2.7M−7.2%#1,886 of 1,889

Other business types in Pemiscot County

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

Questions

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

There are 7 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Pemiscot County as of September 2026. 5 of them (71%) 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 Pemiscot County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $18.8M a year, or $2,976 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 6,333 households in Pemiscot County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pemiscot 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 $2.7M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Pemiscot County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Pemiscot County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Pemiscot County at 14,465 people in 2025, down 7.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,333 households. Median household income in Pemiscot County is $40,089, 50% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.4%, 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. Pemiscot County scores 6 for bakeries and dessert shops (very low), #1,886 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 Pemiscot County

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