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Bakeries and dessert shops in Madison County, MT
How Madison County, MT compares with other counties and the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $13.9M
- On food away from home · $3,723 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.0
- 63% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,026
- +15.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Madison County spend about $13.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,723 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per shop, 44% 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 6 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That is 16.0 per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Madison County in 2023. That is one for every 748 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.
Population estimates show Madison County grew 15.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Madison County compares
The same measures for Montana 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 | Madison County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.0 | 7.9 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $4.7M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 748 | 1,040 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +32.4% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +15.8% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,723 | $3,748 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $75,250 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $284K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Madison 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 Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,026+15.8% since 2020
- Households
- 3,740
- Median age
- 51.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.5
- Land area
- 3,588 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $75,250
- Average household income
- $98,856
- Median home value
- $470,100
- Jobs located here
- 6,091
- Daytime population
- 11,778Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Montana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Montana for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Montana, with Madison County marked.
Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ravalli County, MT | 75 | 12 | 6.4 | $5.7M | +9.4% | #171 of 1,889 |
| 2Lewis and Clark County, MT | 66 | 19 | 6.1 | $6.4M | +5.8% | #357 of 1,889 |
| 3Gallatin County, MT | 53 | 53 | 10.3 | $4.2M | +7.7% | #826 of 1,889 |
| 4Cascade County, MT | 52 | 20 | 5.6 | $6.4M | +0.7% | #838 of 1,889 |
| 5Yellowstone County, MT | 51 | 61 | 8.7 | $4.5M | +4.5% | #892 of 1,889 |
| 6Missoula County, MT | 49 | 47 | 8.9 | $4.3M | +4.4% | #962 of 1,889 |
| 7Lincoln County, MT | 47 | 6 | 6.6 | $4.6M | +13.1% | #1,028 of 1,889 |
| 8Lake County, MT | 45 | 11 | 8.7 | $4M | +6.9% | #1,118 of 1,889 |
| 9Flathead County, MT | 45 | 44 | 9.9 | $3.8M | +10.1% | #1,119 of 1,889 |
| 10Park County, MT | 43 | 8 | 9.6 | $3.9M | +5.7% | #1,183 of 1,889 |
| Madison County, MT | Not scored | 6 | 16.0 | $2.3M | +15.8% |
Other business types in Madison 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 Madison County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 bakeries and dessert shops in Madison County. None of them 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. The official count takes in all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops: coffee shops and cafes are counted too.
How much do households in Madison County, MT spend on food away from home?
About $13.9M a year, or $3,723 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 3,740 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, MT compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Madison County has 16.0 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Madison County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 748 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Madison County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 10,026 people in 2025, up 15.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,740 households. The median household income in Madison County is $75,250 a year, 7% 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?
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