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Bakeries and dessert shops in Shelby County, OH
The bakeries and dessert shops in Shelby County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #603 of 1,889 scored counties
#28 of 82 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $72M
- On food away from home · $3,811 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6M
- 45% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,065
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 bakeries and dessert shops in Shelby County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 6.3 for every 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Household spending on food away from home in Shelby County comes to about $72M a year: $3,811 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 45% above 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 Shelby County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 1,576 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.
Population estimates put the population change in Shelby County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Shelby County is 58 (upper middle), #603 of 1,889 scored counties and #28 of 82 scored counties in Ohio.
How Shelby 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 | Shelby County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 8.3 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $6M | $4.6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,576 | 1,799 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +27.8% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,811 | $3,829 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $73,978 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 12All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 132
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,065−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 18,906
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 408 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $73,978+15.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,849
- Median home value
- $208,100
- Jobs located here
- 26,886
- Daytime population
- 50,791Residents 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 Shelby 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 |
| 28Shelby County, OH | 58 | 12 | 6.3 | $6M | −0.2% | #603 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Shelby County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes64
- Sit-down restaurants62
- Fast food and sandwich shops57
- Pizza49
- Coffee shops and cafes62
- Bakeries and dessert shops58
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Shelby County, OH?
Shelby County has 12 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 12 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 Shelby County, OH spend on food away from home?
About $72M a year, or $3,811 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $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 18,906 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, OH compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Shelby County has 6.3 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $6M, 45% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Shelby County would have about 17, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,576 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Shelby County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 48,065 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,906 households. Median household income in Shelby County is $73,978, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.9%, 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. Shelby County scores 58 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #603 of 1,889 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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