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Bakeries and dessert shops in Carson City, NV
The bakeries and dessert shops in Carson City, NV, 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 #1,471 of 1,889 scored counties
#9 of 9 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 24
- 10 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $88.3M
- On food away from home · $3,725 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.1
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,571
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Carson City scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,471 of 1,889 scored counties and #9 of 9 scored counties in Nevada. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $3,725 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Carson City spend about $88.3M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3.7M per shop, 11% 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 24 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Carson City as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.1, 3% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in Carson City classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 1,316 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Carson City declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Carson City compares
The same measures for Nevada 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 | Carson City | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $4M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,316 | 1,295 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +40.3% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,725 | $3,930 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $72,355 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 18All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 313
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2410 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Carson City, 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 Carson City
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,571−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 23,692
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 145 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 404
- Median household income
- $72,355+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,042
- Median home value
- $453,000
- Jobs located here
- 29,300
- Daytime population
- 60,751Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lyon County, NV | 85 | 12 | 5.1 | $7.6M | +9.5% | #47 of 1,889 |
| 2Nye County, NV | 75 | 12 | 5.4 | $6.4M | +10.3% | #167 of 1,889 |
| 3Churchill County, NV | 71 | 5 | 5.3 | $7.2M | +1.1% | #232 of 1,889 |
| 4Douglas County, NV | 69 | 13 | 6.1 | $7.1M | +1.2% | #281 of 1,889 |
| 5Washoe County, NV | 61 | 163 | 8.2 | $5.1M | +4.4% | #507 of 1,889 |
| 6Elko County, NV | 57 | 15 | 7.6 | $5.2M | +2.1% | #647 of 1,889 |
| 7Clark County, NV | 47 | 924 | 10.7 | $3.6M | +5.8% | #1,047 of 1,889 |
| 8Humboldt County, NV | 44 | 6 | 8.7 | $4.3M | 0.0% | #1,142 of 1,889 |
| 9Carson City, NV | 35 | 24 | 10.1 | $3.7M | −0.2% | #1,471 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Carson City
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes26
- Sit-down restaurants27
- Fast food and sandwich shops31
- Pizza47
- Coffee shops and cafes35
- Bakeries and dessert shops35
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Carson City, NV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 bakeries and dessert shops in Carson City. 10 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 18 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 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Carson City, NV spend on food away from home?
About $88.3M a year, or $3,725 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 23,692 households in Carson City and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carson City, NV compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Carson City has 10.1 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.7M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Carson City would have about 21, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,316 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Carson City, NV growing?
Population estimates put Carson City at 58,571 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,692 households. The median household income in Carson City is $72,355 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Carson City scores 35 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,471 of 1,889 scored counties.
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