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Bakeries and dessert shops in Stark County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Stark County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,506 of 1,889 scored counties
#8 of 9 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 15
- 5 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $53.3M
- On food away from home · $3,941 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,013
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Stark County is 34 (lower middle), #1,506 of 1,889 scored counties and #8 of 9 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 bakeries and dessert shops in Stark County. 5 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.1, 13% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Household spending on food away from home in Stark County comes to about $53.3M a year: $3,941 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Stark County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 902 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $90K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Stark County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stark County grew 0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Stark 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 | Stark County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.1 | 6.5 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $6.1M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 902 | 1,283 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +47.4% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,941 | $3,940 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $84,449 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 15All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 92
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 155 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $90K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Stark 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 Stark County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,013+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 13,537
- Median age
- 36.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,335 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $84,449+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,478
- Median home value
- $271,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,400
- Daytime population
- 33,106Residents 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 Stark 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 Stark County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes38
- Sit-down restaurants55
- Fast food and sandwich shops54
- Pizza61
- Coffee shops and cafes25
- Bakeries and dessert shops34
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Stark County, ND?
There are 15 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Stark County as of September 2026. 5 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 15 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 Stark County, ND spend on food away from home?
About $53.3M a year, or $3,941 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 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 13,537 households in Stark County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stark County, ND compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Stark County has 11.1 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 13% 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, Stark County would have about 13, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 902 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Stark County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Stark County at 34,013 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,537 households. Median household income in Stark County is $84,449, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.2%, 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. Stark County scores 34 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,506 of 1,889 scored counties.
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