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Bakeries and dessert shops in Richland County, ND

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #538 of 1,889 scored counties
#3 of 9 scored counties in North Dakota

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$26.7M
On food away from home · $3,895 a household
Spending per listing
$5.3M
29% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.3
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,731
+1.2% 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

Households in Richland County spend about $26.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,895 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $5.3M per shop, 29% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

Richland County has 5 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 7.3 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Richland County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,712 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Richland County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Richland County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #538 of 1,889 scored counties and #3 of 9 scored counties in North Dakota.

How Richland 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 Richland County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureRichland CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.36.59.8
Spending per listing$5.3M$6.1M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)1,7121,2831,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+47.4%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,895$3,940$4,070
Median household income$75,432$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score6062

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$152K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Richland 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 Richland County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,731+1.2% since 2020
Households
6,849
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,436 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$75,432+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,435
Median home value
$183,600
Jobs located here
7,757
Daytime population
15,983Residents 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 Richland 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

Other business types in Richland County

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

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Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 bakeries and dessert shops in Richland County. None of them are chain locations. 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. The official count takes in all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops: coffee shops and cafes are counted too.

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

About $26.7M a year, or $3,895 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 6,849 households in Richland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Richland County has 7.3 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $5.3M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Richland County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,712 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Richland County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Richland County at 16,731 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,849 households. The median household income in Richland County is $75,432 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Richland County scores 60 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #538 of 1,889 scored counties.

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