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Bakeries and dessert shops in Randolph County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,323 of 1,889 scored counties
#39 of 57 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
8
2 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
4
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$29.9M
On food away from home · $3,230 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.7
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,513
+0.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 bakeries and dessert shops in Randolph County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 25%, against 35% across the U.S. That is 8.7 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Household spending on food away from home in Randolph County comes to about $29.9M a year: $3,230 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $3.7M per shop, 10% 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.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Randolph County in 2023. That is one for every 2,312 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. 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 4 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $392K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Randolph County.

Population estimates put the population change in Randolph County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Randolph County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,323 of 1,889 scored counties and #39 of 57 scored counties in Missouri.

How Randolph 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 Randolph County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureRandolph CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.78.19.8
Spending per listing$3.7M$4.7M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)2,3121,9131,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+43.3%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,230$3,799$4,070
Median household income$53,033$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score3956

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
28
Annual payroll, 2023
$464K
One-person businesses, 2023
4All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
82 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$392K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Randolph 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 Randolph County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,513+0.2% since 2020
Households
9,247
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
483 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$53,033+11.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,273
Median home value
$159,300
Jobs located here
8,934
Daytime population
23,270Residents 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 Randolph 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
39Randolph County, MO3988.7$3.7M+0.2%#1,323 of 1,889

Other business types in Randolph County

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

Questions

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

Randolph County has 8 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. 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. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $29.9M a year, or $3,230 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 9,247 households in Randolph County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Randolph County has 8.7 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.7M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Randolph County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,312 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Randolph County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Randolph County at 24,513 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,247 households. Median household income in Randolph County is $53,033, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.1%, 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. Randolph County scores 39 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,323 of 1,889 scored counties.

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