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Bakeries and dessert shops in Bernalillo County, NM
The bakeries and dessert shops in Bernalillo County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,499 of 1,889 scored counties
#11 of 19 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 265
- 96 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 225
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +25.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On food away from home · $3,688 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.3
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 667,601
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
For bakeries and dessert shops, Bernalillo County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,499 of 1,889 scored counties and #11 of 19 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Bernalillo County spend about $1.1B a year on food away from home, or $3,688 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
Bernalillo County has 265 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 96 are chain locations, or 36%, against 35% across the U.S. That is 9.3 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 225 businesses with payroll in Bernalillo County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries, up 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,269 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. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Bernalillo County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bernalillo County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Bernalillo County compares
The same measures for New Mexico 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 | Bernalillo County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.3 | 8.2 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $4.3M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,269 | 1,623 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +25.0% | +36.9% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,688 | $3,547 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $69,473 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 180 → 225All snack bars and retail bakeries · +25.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,530
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $53.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 28All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 26596 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 254The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Bernalillo 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 Bernalillo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 667,601−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 285,495
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,162 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 580
- Median household income
- $69,473+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,350
- Median home value
- $292,900
- Jobs located here
- 358,969
- Daytime population
- 728,701Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Bernalillo County marked.
Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandoval County, NM | 85 | 18 | 3.2 | $12.9M | +6.9% | #42 of 1,889 |
| 2Valencia County, NM | 74 | 16 | 5.8 | $5.8M | +7.2% | #187 of 1,889 |
| 3Rio Arriba County, NM | 66 | 5 | 3.2 | $10.4M | −1.0% | #350 of 1,889 |
| 4Doña Ana County, NM | 55 | 59 | 7.0 | $4.7M | +4.1% | #737 of 1,889 |
| 5Otero County, NM | 54 | 19 | 7.8 | $4.2M | +3.7% | #787 of 1,889 |
| 6San Miguel County, NM | 51 | 7 | 5.9 | $5.2M | −3.2% | #881 of 1,889 |
| 7Eddy County, NM | 51 | 18 | 7.6 | $5.1M | +0.3% | #882 of 1,889 |
| 8McKinley County, NM | 50 | 11 | 5.2 | $5.8M | −6.1% | #915 of 1,889 |
| 9San Juan County, NM | 45 | 27 | 6.5 | $5.1M | −0.9% | #1,104 of 1,889 |
| 10Santa Fe County, NM | 41 | 82 | 11.6 | $3.5M | +1.2% | #1,265 of 1,889 |
| 11Bernalillo County, NM | 34 | 265 | 9.3 | $4M | −1.4% | #1,499 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Bernalillo County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes35
- Sit-down restaurants43
- Fast food and sandwich shops35
- Pizza48
- Coffee shops and cafes28
- Bakeries and dessert shops34
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Bernalillo County, NM?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 265 bakeries and dessert shops in Bernalillo County. 96 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 225 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019. 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 28 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bernalillo County, NM spend on food away from home?
About $1.1B a year, or $3,688 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 265 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 285,495 households in Bernalillo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bernalillo County, NM compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Bernalillo County has 9.3 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Bernalillo County would have about 254, against 265 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,269 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Bernalillo County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Bernalillo County at 667,601 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 285,495 households. The median household income in Bernalillo County is $69,473 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.3% 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. Bernalillo County scores 34 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,499 of 1,889 scored counties.
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