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Bakeries and dessert shops in Mountrail County, ND

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Mountrail County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$15.7M
On food away from home · $4,022 a household
Spending per listing
$7.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
5.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
9,395
−4.2% 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 2 bakeries and dessert shops in Mountrail County. That is 5.1 per 10,000 households.

At $4,022 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Mountrail County spend about $15.7M a year on food away from home. That works out to $7.8M 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 Mountrail County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mountrail County declined 4.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Mountrail 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.

Bakeries and dessert shops in Mountrail County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureMountrail CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.16.59.8
Spending per listing$7.8M$6.1M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)n/a1,2831,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+47.4%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.2%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,022$3,940$4,070
Median household income$80,717$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored62

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
21 chain location
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 Mountrail 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 Mountrail County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,395−4.2% since 2020
Households
3,901
Median age
35.5
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,825 sq. mi.
People per square mile
5
Median household income
$80,717
Average household income
$106,551
Median home value
$232,700
Jobs located here
4,381
Daytime population
9,867Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across North Dakota

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

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cass County, ND69526.2$6.4M+9.1%#287 of 1,889
2Burleigh County, ND66286.8$6.2M+4.7%#359 of 1,889
3Richland County, ND6057.3$5.3M+1.2%#538 of 1,889
4Stutsman County, ND5866.4$5.6M−0.6%#609 of 1,889
5Grand Forks County, ND56206.4$5.8M+1.9%#685 of 1,889
6Williams County, ND55117.3$5.9M+1.4%#723 of 1,889
7Ward County, ND49207.0$5.7M−2.4%#946 of 1,889
8Stark County, ND341511.1$3.6M+0.5%#1,506 of 1,889
9Barnes County, ND30510.2$3.6M−2.7%#1,613 of 1,889
Mountrail County, NDNot scored25.1$7.8M−4.2%

Other business types in Mountrail County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Mountrail County, ND?

Mountrail County has 2 bakeries and dessert shops 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 Mountrail County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Mountrail County, ND spend on food away from home?

About $15.7M a year, or $4,022 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $7.8M 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 3,901 households in Mountrail County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mountrail County has 2 bakeries and dessert shops 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, Mountrail County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Mountrail County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Mountrail County at 9,395 people in 2025, down 4.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,901 households. Median household income in Mountrail County is $80,717, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Mountrail County

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