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Bakeries and dessert shops in Scott County, MO
How Scott County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,532 of 1,889 scored counties
#47 of 57 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 15
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $52.6M
- On food away from home · $3,430 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,975
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Scott County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,532 of 1,889 scored counties and #47 of 57 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 bakeries and dessert shops in Scott County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.8, in line with the U.S. rate of 9.8.
At $3,430 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Scott County spend about $52.6M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3.5M per shop, 15% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Scott County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 1,703 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Scott County declined 0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Scott 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 | Scott County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.8 | 8.1 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $4.7M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,703 | 1,913 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +43.3% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,430 | $3,799 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $62,782 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 9All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 51
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $390K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 151 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Scott 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 Scott County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,975−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,327
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 420 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $62,782+42.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,670
- Median home value
- $154,400
- Jobs located here
- 15,425
- Daytime population
- 36,960Residents 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 Scott 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 |
| 47Scott County, MO | 33 | 15 | 9.8 | $3.5M | −0.1% | #1,532 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Scott County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes45
- Sit-down restaurants40
- Fast food and sandwich shops55
- Pizza35
- Coffee shops and cafes48
- Bakeries and dessert shops33
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Health care
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Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Scott County, MO?
There are 15 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Scott County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 9 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.
How much do households in Scott County, MO spend on food away from home?
About $52.6M a year, or $3,430 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 15,327 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scott County, MO compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Scott County has 9.8 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.5M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Scott County would have about 13, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,703 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Scott County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Scott County at 37,975 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,327 households. Median household income in Scott County is $62,782, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.2%, 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. Scott County scores 33 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,532 of 1,889 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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