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Bakeries and dessert shops in Buffalo County, NE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Buffalo County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,264 of 1,889 scored counties
#12 of 20 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 22
- 12 chain locations (55%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $76.7M
- On food away from home · $3,840 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,172
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 bakeries and dessert shops in Buffalo County. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 55%, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 11.0 for every 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Household spending on food away from home in Buffalo County comes to about $76.7M a year: $3,840 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 22 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $3.5M per shop, 16% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Buffalo County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 1,427 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 Buffalo County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Buffalo County is 41 (lower middle), #1,264 of 1,889 scored counties and #12 of 20 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Buffalo County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Buffalo County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 7.9 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $5M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,427 | 1,480 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.4% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,840 | $3,946 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $75,911 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 14All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 189
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Buffalo 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 Buffalo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,172+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 19,984
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 968 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 52
- Median household income
- $75,911+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,897
- Median home value
- $246,400
- Jobs located here
- 27,301
- Daytime population
- 53,561Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Buffalo County marked.
Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saunders County, NE | 85 | 6 | 6.7 | $6.4M | +6.0% | #52 of 1,889 |
| 2Cass County, NE | 80 | 8 | 7.4 | $5.9M | +3.9% | #91 of 1,889 |
| 3Sarpy County, NE | 78 | 49 | 6.6 | $7M | +9.0% | #108 of 1,889 |
| 4Gage County, NE | 64 | 6 | 6.4 | $5.6M | +0.2% | #418 of 1,889 |
| 5Douglas County, NE | 60 | 200 | 8.4 | $4.9M | +3.6% | #541 of 1,889 |
| 6Dodge County, NE | 59 | 11 | 7.3 | $5.1M | +2.6% | #579 of 1,889 |
| 7Lancaster County, NE | 58 | 97 | 7.2 | $5.4M | +3.4% | #613 of 1,889 |
| 8Platte County, NE | 56 | 12 | 8.8 | $4.2M | +3.9% | #707 of 1,889 |
| 9Lincoln County, NE | 53 | 7 | 4.7 | $7.5M | −3.6% | #804 of 1,889 |
| 10Madison County, NE | 49 | 12 | 8.3 | $4.3M | +1.6% | #961 of 1,889 |
| 12Buffalo County, NE | 41 | 22 | 11.0 | $3.5M | +1.9% | #1,264 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Buffalo County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes32
- Sit-down restaurants46
- Fast food and sandwich shops28
- Pizza34
- Coffee shops and cafes36
- Bakeries and dessert shops41
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
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Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Buffalo County, NE?
There are 22 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Buffalo County as of September 2026. 12 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 14 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 Buffalo County, NE spend on food away from home?
About $76.7M a year, or $3,840 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 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 19,984 households in Buffalo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buffalo County, NE compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Buffalo County has 11.0 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.5M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Buffalo County would have about 19, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,427 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Buffalo County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Buffalo County at 51,172 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,984 households. Median household income in Buffalo County is $75,911, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Buffalo County scores 41 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,264 of 1,889 scored counties.
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