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Bakeries and dessert shops in Carter County, OK
The bakeries and dessert shops in Carter County, OK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,275 of 1,889 scored counties
#23 of 50 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 25
- 10 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $64M
- On food away from home · $3,361 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,910
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 bakeries and dessert shops in Carter County. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 40%, against 35% across the U.S. That is 13.1 per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Household spending on food away from home in Carter County comes to about $64M a year: $3,361 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 38% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Carter County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 3,809 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. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Carter County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Carter County is 41 (lower middle), #1,275 of 1,889 scored counties and #23 of 50 scored counties in Oklahoma.
How Carter County compares
The same measures for Oklahoma 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 | Carter County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 10.1 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $3.5M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 3,809 | 1,709 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +45.5% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,361 | $3,519 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $60,723 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 72
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2510 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Carter 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 Carter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,910+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 19,046
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 822 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $60,723+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,415
- Median home value
- $168,500
- Jobs located here
- 23,303
- Daytime population
- 50,671Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oklahoma market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Carter County marked.
Top counties in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Grady County, OK | 86 | 9 | 4.4 | $8.5M | +7.7% | #36 of 1,889 |
| 2Logan County, OK | 80 | 12 | 6.7 | $6M | +11.5% | #90 of 1,889 |
| 3Wagoner County, OK | 77 | 25 | 8.0 | $4.8M | +14.6% | #135 of 1,889 |
| 4Rogers County, OK | 76 | 24 | 6.5 | $5.9M | +7.1% | #147 of 1,889 |
| 5Osage County, OK | 71 | 9 | 5.2 | $6.7M | +2.2% | #235 of 1,889 |
| 6Cherokee County, OK | 69 | 9 | 4.8 | $6.6M | +4.5% | #285 of 1,889 |
| 7Delaware County, OK | 69 | 9 | 5.2 | $6.2M | +3.8% | #289 of 1,889 |
| 8Canadian County, OK | 68 | 50 | 8.6 | $4.7M | +20.4% | #319 of 1,889 |
| 9Garfield County, OK | 66 | 9 | 3.8 | $9.1M | −1.5% | #353 of 1,889 |
| 10Creek County, OK | 65 | 19 | 6.7 | $5.1M | +4.4% | #393 of 1,889 |
| 23Carter County, OK | 41 | 25 | 13.1 | $2.6M | +1.8% | #1,275 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Carter County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes24
- Sit-down restaurants23
- Fast food and sandwich shops27
- Pizza28
- Coffee shops and cafes45
- Bakeries and dessert shops41
Groceries and convenience
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Fitness and classes
Health care
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Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Carter County, OK?
There are 25 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Carter County as of September 2026. 10 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 5 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. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Carter County, OK spend on food away from home?
About $64M a year, or $3,361 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 19,046 households in Carter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carter County, OK compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Carter County has 13.1 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Carter County would have about 16, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,809 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Carter County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Carter County at 48,910 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,046 households. Median household income in Carter County is $60,723, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.1%, 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. Carter County scores 41 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,275 of 1,889 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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