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Bakeries and dessert shops in Allen County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Allen County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,395 of 1,889 scored counties
#65 of 82 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 38
- 14 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +9.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $144.6M
- On food away from home · $3,503 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.2
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 100,881
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,503 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Allen County spend about $144.6M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3.8M per shop, 8% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
There are 38 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Allen County as of September 2026. 14 of them (37%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.2, 6% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Allen County in 2023, up 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,795 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.
Population estimates show Allen County declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Allen County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,395 of 1,889 scored counties and #65 of 82 scored counties in Ohio.
How Allen County compares
The same measures for Ohio 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 | Allen County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.2 | 8.3 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $4.6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,795 | 1,799 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.5% | +27.8% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,503 | $3,829 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $64,038 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 23All snack bars and retail bakeries · +9.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 401
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3814 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Allen 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 Allen County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 100,881−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 41,295
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 403 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 252
- Median household income
- $64,038+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,511
- Median home value
- $165,300
- Jobs located here
- 49,401
- Daytime population
- 105,788Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Allen County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Union County, OH | 86 | 19 | 7.8 | $6.1M | +16.5% | #39 of 1,889 |
| 2Pickaway County, OH | 80 | 13 | 5.9 | $6.5M | +7.4% | #88 of 1,889 |
| 3Clermont County, OH | 79 | 60 | 7.1 | $5.9M | +3.9% | #102 of 1,889 |
| 4Warren County, OH | 78 | 67 | 7.3 | $6.7M | +5.7% | #112 of 1,889 |
| 5Fairfield County, OH | 78 | 44 | 7.3 | $5.9M | +6.5% | #116 of 1,889 |
| 6Madison County, OH | 78 | 14 | 8.9 | $4.6M | +7.1% | #121 of 1,889 |
| 7Morrow County, OH | 76 | 10 | 7.4 | $5.2M | +3.7% | #150 of 1,889 |
| 8Perry County, OH | 74 | 6 | 4.5 | $8.1M | +1.3% | #177 of 1,889 |
| 9Clinton County, OH | 73 | 8 | 4.8 | $7.7M | +0.6% | #198 of 1,889 |
| 10Brown County, OH | 72 | 5 | 2.9 | $12.4M | +1.6% | #213 of 1,889 |
| 65Allen County, OH | 37 | 38 | 9.2 | $3.8M | −1.2% | #1,395 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Allen County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes42
- Sit-down restaurants48
- Fast food and sandwich shops30
- Pizza22
- Coffee shops and cafes45
- Bakeries and dessert shops37
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Allen County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 bakeries and dessert shops in Allen County. 14 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 9.5% 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.
How much do households in Allen County, OH spend on food away from home?
About $144.6M a year, or $3,503 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 41,295 households in Allen County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Allen County, OH compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Allen County has 9.2 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.8M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Allen County would have about 35, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,795 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Allen County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Allen County at 100,881 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,295 households. The median household income in Allen County is $64,038 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.5% 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. Allen County scores 37 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,395 of 1,889 scored counties.
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