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Bakeries and dessert shops in Oklahoma County, OK
The bakeries and dessert shops in Oklahoma County, OK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,412 of 1,889 scored counties
#31 of 50 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 368
- 128 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 241
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +40.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On food away from home · $3,624 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 822,125
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 368 bakeries and dessert shops in Oklahoma County. 128 of them (35%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.2, 14% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
At $3,624 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Oklahoma County spend about $1.2B a year on food away from home. That works out to $3.2M per shop, 22% 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.
Official counts show 241 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Oklahoma County in 2023, up 40.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,361 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 57 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $5.1M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Oklahoma County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Oklahoma County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Oklahoma County is 37 (lower middle), #1,412 of 1,889 scored counties and #31 of 50 scored counties in Oklahoma.
How Oklahoma 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 | Oklahoma County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $3.5M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,361 | 1,709 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +40.9% | +45.5% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,624 | $3,519 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $66,679 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 171 → 241All snack bars and retail bakeries · +40.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,672
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $48.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 57All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 368128 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 287The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 19
- Amount
- $5.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 822,125+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 328,101
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 709 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,137
- Median household income
- $66,679+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,887
- Median home value
- $222,900
- Jobs located here
- 484,332
- Daytime population
- 954,716Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 31Oklahoma County, OK | 37 | 368 | 11.2 | $3.2M | +3.0% | #1,412 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Oklahoma County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes30
- Sit-down restaurants30
- Fast food and sandwich shops34
- Pizza43
- Coffee shops and cafes40
- Bakeries and dessert shops37
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Health care
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Oklahoma County, OK?
Oklahoma County has 368 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 128 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 241 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 40.9% from 2019. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Another 57 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Oklahoma County, OK spend on food away from home?
About $1.2B a year, or $3,624 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 368 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 328,101 households in Oklahoma County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oklahoma County, OK compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Oklahoma County has 11.2 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.2M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Oklahoma County would have about 287, against 368 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,361 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 40.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Oklahoma County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Oklahoma County at 822,125 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 328,101 households. Median household income in Oklahoma County is $66,679, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Oklahoma County scores 37 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,412 of 1,889 scored counties.
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