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Bakeries and dessert shops in Humboldt County, NV
How Humboldt County, NV compares with other counties and the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,142 of 1,889 scored counties
#8 of 9 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $26.1M
- On food away from home · $3,771 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,267
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Humboldt County spend about $26.1M a year on food away from home, or $3,771 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.3M per shop, 5% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
Humboldt County has 6 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 35% across the U.S. That is 8.7 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Humboldt County in 2023. That is one for every 1,382 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 Humboldt County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Humboldt County is 44 (lower middle), #1,142 of 1,889 scored counties and #8 of 9 scored counties in Nevada.
How Humboldt County 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 | Humboldt County | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $4M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,382 | 1,295 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +40.3% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,771 | $3,930 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $81,073 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $321K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 62 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Humboldt 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 Humboldt County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,2670.0% since 2020
- Households
- 6,911
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 9,641 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2
- Median household income
- $81,073+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,890
- Median home value
- $278,300
- Jobs located here
- 6,951
- Daytime population
- 16,323Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nevada market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nevada for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Nevada, with Humboldt County marked.
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 Humboldt County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes31
- Sit-down restaurants33
- Fast food and sandwich shops32
- Pizza44
- Coffee shops and cafes37
- Bakeries and dessert shops44
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 Humboldt County, NV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 bakeries and dessert shops in Humboldt County. 2 of them (33%) 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 Humboldt County, NV spend on food away from home?
About $26.1M a year, or $3,771 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 6,911 households in Humboldt County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Humboldt County, NV compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Humboldt County has 8.7 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.3M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,382 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Humboldt County, NV growing?
Population estimates put Humboldt County at 17,267 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,911 households. The median household income in Humboldt County is $81,073 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.7% 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. Humboldt County scores 44 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,142 of 1,889 scored counties.
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