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Bakeries and dessert shops in Cass County, ND
The bakeries and dessert shops in Cass County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #287 of 1,889 scored counties
#1 of 9 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 52
- 22 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +15.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $331.9M
- On food away from home · $3,954 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.4M
- 54% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 201,794
- +9.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Cass County comes to about $331.9M a year: $3,954 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $6.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 54% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
There are 52 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Cass County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 35% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 66 businesses with payroll in Cass County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries, up 15.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,272 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. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $352K have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Cass County.
Population estimates put the population change in Cass County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cass County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #287 of 1,889 scored counties and #1 of 9 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Cass 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 | Cass County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 6.5 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $6.4M | $6.1M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,272 | 1,283 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.8% | +47.4% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.1% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,954 | $3,940 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $75,555 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 57 → 66All snack bars and retail bakeries · +15.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 879
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5222 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 80The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $352K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Cass 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 Cass County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 201,794+9.1% since 2020
- Households
- 83,945
- Median age
- 34.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,765 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 110
- Median household income
- $75,555+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,789
- Median home value
- $298,000
- Jobs located here
- 131,603
- Daytime population
- 221,162Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Cass County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes64
- Sit-down restaurants69
- Fast food and sandwich shops61
- Pizza67
- Coffee shops and cafes48
- Bakeries and dessert shops69
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Cass County, ND?
As of September 2026, map listings count 52 bakeries and dessert shops in Cass County. 22 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 15.8% 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. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Cass County, ND spend on food away from home?
About $331.9M a year, or $3,954 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $6.4M 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 83,945 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cass County, ND compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Cass County has 6.2 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $6.4M, 54% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Cass County would have about 80, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,272 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Cass County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Cass County at 201,794 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,945 households. The median household income in Cass County is $75,555 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.2% 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. Cass County scores 69 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #287 of 1,889 scored counties.
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