Food and drink · County · New Hampshire
Bakeries and dessert shops in Rockingham County, NH
How Rockingham County, NH 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,308 of 1,889 scored counties
#5 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 201
- 76 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 163
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +14.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $633.1M
- On food away from home · $4,963 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.8
- 61% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 324,077
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 201 bakeries and dessert shops in Rockingham County. Of those, 76 are chain locations, or 38%, against 35% across the U.S. That is 15.8 per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Households in Rockingham County spend about $633.1M a year on food away from home, or $4,963 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. Spread across 201 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $3.1M per shop, 24% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 163 businesses with payroll in Rockingham County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries, up 14.0% from 2019. That is one for every 783 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. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Rockingham County.
Population estimates show Rockingham County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Rockingham County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,308 of 1,889 scored counties and #5 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire.
How Rockingham County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Rockingham County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.8 | 14.2 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $3.2M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 783 | 980 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.0% | +14.3% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,963 | $4,493 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $118,331 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 143 → 163All snack bars and retail bakeries · +14.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,780
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20176 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 153The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Rockingham 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 Rockingham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 324,077+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 127,570
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 696 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 459
- Median household income
- $118,331+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $149,721
- Median home value
- $497,500
- Jobs located here
- 168,917
- Daytime population
- 311,815Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Hampshire market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Rockingham County marked.
Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sullivan County, NH | 51 | 18 | 10.8 | $3.6M | +2.1% | #907 of 1,889 |
| 2Merrimack County, NH | 50 | 62 | 10.2 | $4.3M | +2.6% | #929 of 1,889 |
| 3Hillsborough County, NH | 46 | 212 | 12.6 | $3.7M | +2.5% | #1,087 of 1,889 |
| 4Strafford County, NH | 44 | 60 | 11.5 | $3.7M | +3.0% | #1,155 of 1,889 |
| 5Rockingham County, NH | 40 | 201 | 15.8 | $3.1M | +3.0% | #1,308 of 1,889 |
| 6Belknap County, NH | 36 | 36 | 13.7 | $3.1M | +2.1% | #1,446 of 1,889 |
| 7Cheshire County, NH | 36 | 49 | 16.0 | $2.5M | +2.3% | #1,454 of 1,889 |
| 8Coos County, NH | 36 | 19 | 13.6 | $2.4M | +0.4% | #1,455 of 1,889 |
| 9Carroll County, NH | 32 | 65 | 29.8 | $1.4M | +5.0% | #1,577 of 1,889 |
| 10Grafton County, NH | 30 | 70 | 18.9 | $2.2M | +2.2% | #1,627 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Rockingham County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes53
- Sit-down restaurants52
- Fast food and sandwich shops67
- Pizza52
- Coffee shops and cafes50
- Bakeries and dessert shops40
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Health care
Child care
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Rockingham County, NH?
Rockingham County has 201 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 76 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 163 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 14.0% from 2019. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Rockingham County, NH spend on food away from home?
About $633.1M a year, or $4,963 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 201 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 127,570 households in Rockingham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rockingham County, NH compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Rockingham County has 15.8 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.1M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Rockingham County would have about 153, against 201 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 783 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Rockingham County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Rockingham County at 324,077 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 127,570 households. Median household income in Rockingham County is $118,331, 47% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Rockingham County scores 40 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,308 of 1,889 scored counties.
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