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Bakeries and dessert shops in the Vineland, NJ metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in the Vineland, NJ metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #298 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 3 scored metro areas based in New Jersey
- Listings
- 65
- 28 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +3.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $195.1M
- On food away from home · $3,627 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.1
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,148
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in the Vineland metro area is 37 (lower middle), #298 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 3 scored metro areas based in New Jersey. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 65 bakeries and dessert shops in the Vineland metro area. 28 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.1, 23% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Households in the Vineland metro area spend about $195.1M a year on food away from home, or $3,627 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 65 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $3M per shop, 28% 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.
Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in the Vineland metro area in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,992 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 show the Vineland metro area grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Vineland metro area compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Vineland metro area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.1 | 13.3 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3.5M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,992 | 1,058 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.9% | +15.2% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,627 | $4,680 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $67,436 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27All snack bars and retail bakeries · +3.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 259
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6528 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The 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 the Vineland metro area, 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 the Vineland metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,148+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 53,781
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 317
- Median household income
- $67,436+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,848
- Median home value
- $221,400
- Jobs located here
- 60,097
- Daytime population
- 148,514Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Jersey market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in New Jersey for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in New Jersey (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Vineland metro area marked.
Top metro areas in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 49 | 391 | 11.5 | $3.6M | +3.0% | #208 of 387 |
| 1Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 46 | 174 | 12.1 | $3.8M | +3.3% | #239 of 387 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 45 | 2,711 | 11.0 | $4M | +1.4% | #247 of 387 |
| 2Vineland, NJ | 37 | 65 | 12.1 | $3M | +2.2% | #298 of 387 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 36 | 9,405 | 12.7 | $3.6M | +0.6% | #303 of 387 |
| 3Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 22 | 398 | 25.8 | $1.6M | +0.8% | #374 of 387 |
Other business types in the Vineland metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes51
- Sit-down restaurants42
- Fast food and sandwich shops54
- Pizza39
- Coffee shops and cafes72
- Bakeries and dessert shops37
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in the Vineland, NJ metro area?
The Vineland metro area has 65 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 28 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Vineland, NJ metro area spend on food away from home?
About $195.1M a year, or $3,627 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 53,781 households in the Vineland metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Vineland, NJ metro area compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
The Vineland metro area has 12.1 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, the Vineland metro area would have about 47, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,992 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Vineland, NJ metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Vineland metro area at 157,148 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 53,781 households. Median household income in the Vineland metro area is $67,436, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.5%, 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. The Vineland metro area scores 37 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #298 of 387 scored metro areas.
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