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Bakeries and dessert shops in Stoddard County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Stoddard County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,065 of 1,889 scored counties
#33 of 57 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 8
- 2 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $38.1M
- On food away from home · $3,285 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,284
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 bakeries and dessert shops in Stoddard County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 25%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.9, 30% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
At $3,285 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Stoddard County spend about $38.1M a year on food away from home. That works out to $4.8M per shop, 15% above 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 5 businesses with payroll in Stoddard County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 2,317 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.
Population estimates put the population change in Stoddard County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Stoddard County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,065 of 1,889 scored counties and #33 of 57 scored counties in Missouri.
How Stoddard 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 | Stoddard County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 8.1 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $4.7M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 2,317 | 1,913 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +43.3% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,285 | $3,799 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $57,957 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $332K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 82 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Stoddard 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 Stoddard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,284−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 11,585
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 823 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $57,957+41.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,528
- Median home value
- $143,300
- Jobs located here
- 10,266
- Daytime population
- 26,787Residents 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 Stoddard 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 |
| 33Stoddard County, MO | 46 | 8 | 6.9 | $4.8M | −1.3% | #1,065 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Stoddard County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes40
- Sit-down restaurants29
- Fast food and sandwich shops55
- Pizza31
- Coffee shops and cafes38
- Bakeries and dessert shops46
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Stoddard County, MO?
Stoddard 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 5 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 Stoddard County, MO spend on food away from home?
About $38.1M a year, or $3,285 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 11,585 households in Stoddard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stoddard County, MO compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Stoddard County has 6.9 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.8M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Stoddard County would have about 9, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,317 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Stoddard County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Stoddard County at 28,284 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,585 households. Median household income in Stoddard County is $57,957, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.2%, 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. Stoddard County scores 46 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,065 of 1,889 scored counties.
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