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Bakeries and dessert shops in Van Wert County, OH
The bakeries and dessert shops in Van Wert County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,117 of 1,889 scored counties
#58 of 82 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $40.9M
- On food away from home · $3,543 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.7
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,013
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 bakeries and dessert shops in Van Wert County. None of them are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 8.7 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
At $3,543 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Van Wert County spend about $40.9M a year on food away from home. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, in line with 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.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Van Wert County in 2023. That is one for every 1,925 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $256K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Van Wert County.
Population estimates show Van Wert County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Van Wert County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,117 of 1,889 scored counties and #58 of 82 scored counties in Ohio.
How Van Wert 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 | Van Wert County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.7 | 8.3 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $4.6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,925 | 1,799 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +27.8% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,543 | $3,829 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $67,917 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 91
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $767K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $256K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Van Wert 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 Van Wert County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,013+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 11,549
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 409 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 70
- Median household income
- $67,917+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,591
- Median home value
- $152,000
- Jobs located here
- 11,293
- Daytime population
- 25,207Residents 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 Van Wert 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 |
| 58Van Wert County, OH | 45 | 10 | 8.7 | $4.1M | +0.3% | #1,117 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Van Wert County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes56
- Sit-down restaurants56
- Fast food and sandwich shops45
- Pizza36
- Coffee shops and cafes61
- Bakeries and dessert shops45
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Van Wert County, OH?
There are 10 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Van Wert County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 6 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 Van Wert County, OH spend on food away from home?
About $40.9M a year, or $3,543 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 11,549 households in Van Wert County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Van Wert County, OH compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Van Wert County has 8.7 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.1M, in line with 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. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,925 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Van Wert County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Van Wert County at 29,013 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,549 households. Median household income in Van Wert County is $67,917, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Van Wert County scores 45 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,117 of 1,889 scored counties.
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