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Bakeries and dessert shops in Dakota County, NE
The bakeries and dessert shops in Dakota County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,490 of 1,889 scored counties
#14 of 20 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $27.4M
- On food away from home · $3,669 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.4
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,687
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Dakota County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,490 of 1,889 scored counties and #14 of 20 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Dakota County spend about $27.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,669 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per shop, 34% 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 10 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Dakota County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 35% across the U.S. That is 13.4 per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Dakota County in 2023. That is one for every 1,865 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 Dakota County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dakota 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 | Dakota County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.4 | 7.9 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $5M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,865 | 1,480 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.4% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,669 | $3,946 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $70,329 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 32
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $477K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Dakota 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 Dakota County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,687+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 7,459
- Median age
- 34.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 264 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $70,329+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,843
- Median home value
- $185,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,030
- Daytime population
- 25,103Residents 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 Dakota 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 |
| 14Dakota County, NE | 35 | 10 | 13.4 | $2.7M | +0.7% | #1,490 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Dakota County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes31
- Sit-down restaurants35
- Fast food and sandwich shops36
- Pizza41
- Coffee shops and cafes35
- Bakeries and dessert shops35
Groceries and convenience
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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 Dakota County, NE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 bakeries and dessert shops in Dakota County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 4 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. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dakota County, NE spend on food away from home?
About $27.4M a year, or $3,669 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 7,459 households in Dakota County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dakota County, NE compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Dakota County has 13.4 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Dakota County would have about 7, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,865 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Dakota County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Dakota County at 21,687 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,459 households. The median household income in Dakota County is $70,329 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.7% 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. Dakota County scores 35 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,490 of 1,889 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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