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Bakeries and dessert shops in Taney County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 15 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,862 of 1,889 scored counties
#56 of 57 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
62
26 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
35
All snack bars and retail bakeries · +40.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$75.9M
On food away from home · $3,330 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
70% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.2
2.8 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,001
+1.7% since 2020

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What this means

Taney County scores 15 (low) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,862 of 1,889 scored counties and #56 of 57 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $3,330 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Taney County spend about $75.9M a year on food away from home. Spread across 62 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $1.2M per shop, 70% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

There are 62 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Taney County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.2, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Taney County in 2023, up 40.0% from 2019. That is one for every 651 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $499K have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Taney County. Population estimates show Taney County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Taney 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 Taney County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureTaney CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.28.19.8
Spending per listing$1.2M$4.7M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)6511,9131,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+40.0%+43.3%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,330$3,799$4,070
Median household income$56,497$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score1556

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 35All snack bars and retail bakeries · +40.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
303
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6226 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$499K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
57,001+1.7% since 2020
Households
22,788
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
632 sq. mi.
People per square mile
89
Median household income
$56,497+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,677
Median home value
$218,800
Jobs located here
27,574
Daytime population
57,828Residents 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 Taney 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
56Taney County, MO156227.2$1.2M+1.7%#1,862 of 1,889

Other business types in Taney County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 62 bakeries and dessert shops in Taney County. 26 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 40.0% from 2019. 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 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $75.9M a year, or $3,330 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which bakeries and dessert shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,788 households in Taney County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Taney County has 27.2 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $1.2M, 70% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Taney County would have about 18, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 651 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 40.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Taney County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Taney County at 57,001 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,788 households. The median household income in Taney County is $56,497 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Taney County scores 15 for bakeries and dessert shops (low), #1,862 of 1,889 scored counties.

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