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Bakeries and dessert shops in Franklin County, OH
The bakeries and dessert shops in Franklin County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #392 of 1,889 scored counties
#16 of 82 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 434
- 179 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 293
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +11.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.2B
- On food away from home · $3,997 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,361,536
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,997 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $2.2B a year on food away from home. Spread across 434 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $5.1M per shop, 23% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
Franklin County has 434 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 41% of them, against 35% across the U.S. That is 7.8 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Franklin County was 293 in 2023, up 11.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,888 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. Official counts also show 69 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 41 SBA-backed loans worth $9.3M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Franklin County.
Population estimates show Franklin County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Franklin County is 65 (upper middle), #392 of 1,889 scored counties and #16 of 82 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Franklin 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 | Franklin County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 8.3 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $4.6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,888 | 1,799 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.0% | +27.8% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,997 | $3,829 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $75,176 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 264 → 293All snack bars and retail bakeries · +11.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,026
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $84.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 69All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 434179 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 534The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 41
- Amount
- $9.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,361,536+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 553,099
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 532 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,504
- Median household income
- $75,176+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,381
- Median home value
- $288,400
- Jobs located here
- 814,719
- Daytime population
- 1,507,964Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 16Franklin County, OH | 65 | 434 | 7.8 | $5.1M | +2.8% | #392 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Franklin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes51
- Sit-down restaurants54
- Fast food and sandwich shops50
- Pizza48
- Coffee shops and cafes60
- Bakeries and dessert shops65
Groceries and convenience
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
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Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Franklin County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 434 bakeries and dessert shops in Franklin County. 179 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 293 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 11.0% 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. Another 69 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Franklin County, OH spend on food away from home?
About $2.2B a year, or $3,997 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 434 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 553,099 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, OH compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Franklin County has 7.8 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $5.1M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Franklin County would have about 534, against 434 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,888 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 1,361,536 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 553,099 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $75,176 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.6% 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. Franklin County scores 65 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #392 of 1,889 scored counties.
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