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Bakeries and dessert shops in Shelby County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Shelby County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.6M
- On food away from home · $3,178 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 5,870
- −3.6% since 2020
See the bakeries and dessert shops around any address in Shelby County
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 bakeries and dessert shops in Shelby County. That is 8.4 per 10,000 households.
Household spending on food away from home in Shelby County comes to about $7.6M a year: $3,178 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.8M per shop. 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 Shelby County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Shelby County declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Shelby 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 | Shelby County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.4 | 8.1 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $4.7M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | n/a | 1,913 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +43.3% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,178 | $3,799 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $51,594 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 56 |
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
- 20 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,870−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 2,391
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 501 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $51,594
- Average household income
- $71,488
- Median home value
- $99,900
- Jobs located here
- 1,807
- Daytime population
- 5,296Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Shelby County?
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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 Shelby 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 |
| Shelby County, MO | Not scored | 2 | 8.4 | $3.8M | −3.6% |
Other business types in Shelby County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes
- Sit-down restaurants
- Fast food and sandwich shops
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops
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 Shelby County, MO?
There are 2 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Shelby County as of September 2026. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in Shelby County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Shelby County, MO spend on food away from home?
About $7.6M a year, or $3,178 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 2,391 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, MO compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Shelby County has 2 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending.
How fast is Shelby County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 5,870 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,391 households. Median household income in Shelby County is $51,594, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Shelby County. It maps the bakeries and dessert shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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