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Bakeries and dessert shops in Harrison County, OH
The bakeries and dessert shops in Harrison County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,783 of 1,889 scored counties
#82 of 82 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $19.1M
- On food away from home · $3,212 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,070
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Harrison County is 22 (low), #1,783 of 1,889 scored counties and #82 of 82 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Harrison County spend about $19.1M a year on food away from home, or $3,212 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. 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.
Harrison 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 8.4 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack bars and retail bakeries in Harrison County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Harrison County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Harrison 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 | Harrison County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.4 | 8.3 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $4.6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | n/a | 1,799 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +27.8% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,212 | $3,829 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $54,414 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- 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
- 5The 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 Harrison 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 Harrison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,070−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 5,948
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 402 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $54,414+9.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,322
- Median home value
- $121,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,551
- Daytime population
- 12,141Residents 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 Harrison 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 |
| 82Harrison County, OH | 22 | 5 | 8.4 | $3.8M | −2.9% | #1,783 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Harrison County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes51
- Sit-down restaurants48
- Fast food and sandwich shops
- Pizza24
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops22
Groceries and convenience
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Harrison County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 bakeries and dessert shops in Harrison County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in Harrison County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Harrison County, OH spend on food away from home?
About $19.1M a year, or $3,212 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 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 5,948 households in Harrison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harrison County, OH compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Harrison County has 8.4 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.8M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending.
How fast is Harrison County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Harrison County at 14,070 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,948 households. The median household income in Harrison County is $54,414 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 9.5% 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. Harrison County scores 22 for bakeries and dessert shops (low), #1,783 of 1,889 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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