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Bakeries and dessert shops in Stokes County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Stokes County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #239 of 1,889 scored counties
#14 of 78 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $63M
- On food away from home · $3,223 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.3M
- 52% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,126
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 bakeries and dessert shops in Stokes County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.1, 48% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Households in Stokes County spend about $63M a year on food away from home, or $3,223 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.3M per shop, 52% above 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 4 businesses with payroll in Stokes County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 4,887 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 put the population change in Stokes County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Stokes County is 71 (upper middle), #239 of 1,889 scored counties and #14 of 78 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Stokes 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.
| Measure | Stokes County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 8.7 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $6.3M | $4.3M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 4,887 | 1,703 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +42.6% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,223 | $3,776 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $62,969 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $207K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Stokes 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 Stokes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,126+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 19,546
- Median age
- 47.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 449 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 100
- Median household income
- $62,969+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,672
- Median home value
- $196,700
- Jobs located here
- 7,846
- Daytime population
- 32,092Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Stokes County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chatham County, NC | 96 | 16 | 4.8 | $9.2M | +11.0% | #1 of 1,889 |
| 2Franklin County, NC | 90 | 10 | 3.5 | $10.4M | +18.8% | #13 of 1,889 |
| 3Lincoln County, NC | 87 | 21 | 5.7 | $7M | +13.2% | #31 of 1,889 |
| 4Davie County, NC | 86 | 10 | 5.8 | $6.6M | +6.9% | #38 of 1,889 |
| 5Harnett County, NC | 85 | 25 | 5.0 | $7.2M | +12.3% | #48 of 1,889 |
| 6Hoke County, NC | 83 | 8 | 4.2 | $8.4M | +9.0% | #59 of 1,889 |
| 7Person County, NC | 80 | 5 | 3.1 | $11.2M | +3.7% | #83 of 1,889 |
| 8Johnston County, NC | 79 | 56 | 6.5 | $6M | +17.9% | #101 of 1,889 |
| 9Davidson County, NC | 77 | 39 | 5.6 | $6.2M | +6.6% | #129 of 1,889 |
| 10Granville County, NC | 75 | 12 | 5.3 | $6.9M | +2.1% | #163 of 1,889 |
| 14Stokes County, NC | 71 | 10 | 5.1 | $6.3M | +3.5% | #239 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Stokes County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes70
- Sit-down restaurants63
- Fast food and sandwich shops68
- Pizza73
- Coffee shops and cafes71
- Bakeries and dessert shops71
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Stokes County, NC?
Stokes County has 10 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops.
How much do households in Stokes County, NC spend on food away from home?
About $63M a year, or $3,223 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $6.3M 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 19,546 households in Stokes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stokes County, NC compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Stokes County has 5.1 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $6.3M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Stokes County would have about 15, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,887 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Stokes County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Stokes County at 46,126 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,546 households. Median household income in Stokes County is $62,969, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Stokes County scores 71 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #239 of 1,889 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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