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Bakeries and dessert shops in Barnes County, ND
How Barnes County, ND 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 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,613 of 1,889 scored counties
#9 of 9 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $17.8M
- On food away from home · $3,625 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,573
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Barnes County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,613 of 1,889 scored counties and #9 of 9 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 bakeries and dessert shops in Barnes County. None of them are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That is 10.2 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
At $3,625 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Barnes County spend about $17.8M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3.6M per shop, 14% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Barnes County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Barnes County declined 2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Barnes County compares
The same measures for North Dakota 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 | Barnes County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 6.5 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $6.1M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | n/a | 1,283 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +47.4% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,625 | $3,940 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $68,038 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 62 |
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
- 4All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Barnes 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 Barnes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,573−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 4,908
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,492 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7
- Median household income
- $68,038+16.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,055
- Median home value
- $173,700
- Jobs located here
- 4,766
- Daytime population
- 10,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Barnes County marked.
Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cass County, ND | 69 | 52 | 6.2 | $6.4M | +9.1% | #287 of 1,889 |
| 2Burleigh County, ND | 66 | 28 | 6.8 | $6.2M | +4.7% | #359 of 1,889 |
| 3Richland County, ND | 60 | 5 | 7.3 | $5.3M | +1.2% | #538 of 1,889 |
| 4Stutsman County, ND | 58 | 6 | 6.4 | $5.6M | −0.6% | #609 of 1,889 |
| 5Grand Forks County, ND | 56 | 20 | 6.4 | $5.8M | +1.9% | #685 of 1,889 |
| 6Williams County, ND | 55 | 11 | 7.3 | $5.9M | +1.4% | #723 of 1,889 |
| 7Ward County, ND | 49 | 20 | 7.0 | $5.7M | −2.4% | #946 of 1,889 |
| 8Stark County, ND | 34 | 15 | 11.1 | $3.6M | +0.5% | #1,506 of 1,889 |
| 9Barnes County, ND | 30 | 5 | 10.2 | $3.6M | −2.7% | #1,613 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Barnes County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes45
- Sit-down restaurants57
- Fast food and sandwich shops47
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops30
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 Barnes County, ND?
Barnes County has 5 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in Barnes County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Barnes County, ND spend on food away from home?
About $17.8M a year, or $3,625 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 4,908 households in Barnes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barnes County, ND compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Barnes County has 10.2 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.6M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Barnes County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Barnes County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Barnes County at 10,573 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,908 households. Median household income in Barnes County is $68,038, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.6%, 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. Barnes County scores 30 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,613 of 1,889 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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