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Bakeries and dessert shops in Caswell County, NC

The bakeries and dessert shops in Caswell County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$27.9M
On food away from home · $3,154 a household
Spending per listing
$27.9M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
22,563
+0.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 bakery or dessert shop in Caswell County. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households.

Households in Caswell County spend about $27.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,154 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $27.9M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which bakeries and dessert shops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Caswell County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Caswell County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 bakery or dessert shop on map listings, Caswell County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Caswell County compares

The same measures for North Carolina 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.

Bakeries and dessert shops in Caswell County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureCaswell CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.18.79.8
Spending per listing$27.9M$4.3M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)n/a1,7031,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+42.6%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,154$3,776$4,070
Median household income$59,755$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored56

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Caswell 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 Caswell County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,563+0.4% since 2020
Households
8,830
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
426 sq. mi.
People per square mile
53
Median household income
$59,755+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,666
Median home value
$164,500
Jobs located here
3,054
Daytime population
15,946Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Caswell County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chatham County, NC96164.8$9.2M+11.0%#1 of 1,889
2Franklin County, NC90103.5$10.4M+18.8%#13 of 1,889
3Lincoln County, NC87215.7$7M+13.2%#31 of 1,889
4Davie County, NC86105.8$6.6M+6.9%#38 of 1,889
5Harnett County, NC85255.0$7.2M+12.3%#48 of 1,889
6Hoke County, NC8384.2$8.4M+9.0%#59 of 1,889
7Person County, NC8053.1$11.2M+3.7%#83 of 1,889
8Johnston County, NC79566.5$6M+17.9%#101 of 1,889
9Davidson County, NC77395.6$6.2M+6.6%#129 of 1,889
10Granville County, NC75125.3$6.9M+2.1%#163 of 1,889
Caswell County, NCNot scored11.1$27.9M+0.4%

Other business types in Caswell County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Caswell County, NC?

Caswell County has 1 bakery or dessert shop on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in Caswell County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Caswell County, NC spend on food away from home?

About $27.9M a year, or $3,154 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 bakery or dessert shop on map listings, it comes to $27.9M 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 8,830 households in Caswell County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Caswell County, NC compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?

Caswell County has 1 bakery or dessert shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Caswell County would have about 7, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Caswell County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Caswell County at 22,563 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,830 households. Median household income in Caswell County is $59,755, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.7%, 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. Caswell County has no market score for bakeries and dessert shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for bakeries and dessert shops · All 56 business types in Caswell County

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