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Bakeries and dessert shops in Columbiana County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,425 of 1,889 scored counties
#67 of 82 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
32
13 chain locations (41%)
Official establishments
25
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$138.6M
On food away from home · $3,342 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.7
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
99,377
−2.2% 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

For bakeries and dessert shops, Columbiana County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,425 of 1,889 scored counties and #67 of 82 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on food away from home in Columbiana County comes to about $138.6M a year: $3,342 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 5% 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 32 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Columbiana County as of September 2026. 13 of them (41%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That is 7.7 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Columbiana County was 25 in 2023. That is one for every 1,658 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. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $575K have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Columbiana County. Population estimates show Columbiana County declined 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Columbiana 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.

Bakeries and dessert shops in Columbiana County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureColumbiana CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.78.39.8
Spending per listing$4.3M$4.6M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)1,6581,7991,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+27.8%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,342$3,829$4,070
Median household income$58,180$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score3652

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 25All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
360
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
6All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3213 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$575K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Columbiana 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 Columbiana County

Population, 2025 estimate
99,377−2.2% since 2020
Households
41,459
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
532 sq. mi.
People per square mile
189
Median household income
$58,180+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,065
Median home value
$151,600
Jobs located here
28,013
Daytime population
85,744Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Ohio

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

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Union County, OH86197.8$6.1M+16.5%#39 of 1,889
2Pickaway County, OH80135.9$6.5M+7.4%#88 of 1,889
3Clermont County, OH79607.1$5.9M+3.9%#102 of 1,889
4Warren County, OH78677.3$6.7M+5.7%#112 of 1,889
5Fairfield County, OH78447.3$5.9M+6.5%#116 of 1,889
6Madison County, OH78148.9$4.6M+7.1%#121 of 1,889
7Morrow County, OH76107.4$5.2M+3.7%#150 of 1,889
8Perry County, OH7464.5$8.1M+1.3%#177 of 1,889
9Clinton County, OH7384.8$7.7M+0.6%#198 of 1,889
10Brown County, OH7252.9$12.4M+1.6%#213 of 1,889
67Columbiana County, OH36327.7$4.3M−2.2%#1,425 of 1,889

Other business types in Columbiana County

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

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Columbiana County, OH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 32 bakeries and dessert shops in Columbiana County. 13 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 25 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. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Columbiana County, OH spend on food away from home?

About $138.6M a year, or $3,342 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 41,459 households in Columbiana County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Columbiana County has 7.7 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.3M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Columbiana County would have about 33, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,658 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Columbiana County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Columbiana County at 99,377 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,459 households. The median household income in Columbiana County is $58,180 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.3% 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. Columbiana County scores 36 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,425 of 1,889 scored counties.

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