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Bakeries and dessert shops in Pittsburg County, OK

The bakeries and dessert shops in Pittsburg County, OK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,507 of 1,889 scored counties
#34 of 50 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
16
5 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
7
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$56.2M
On food away from home · $3,149 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.0
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
43,320
−1.1% since 2020

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What this means

Pittsburg County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,507 of 1,889 scored counties and #34 of 50 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 bakeries and dessert shops in Pittsburg County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 31%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.0, 8% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

At $3,149 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Pittsburg County spend about $56.2M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 15% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Pittsburg County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 2,550 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 Pittsburg County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Pittsburg 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.

Bakeries and dessert shops in Pittsburg County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasurePittsburg CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.010.19.8
Spending per listing$3.5M$3.5M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)2,5501,7091,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+45.5%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,149$3,519$4,070
Median household income$55,310$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score3438

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 7All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
58
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
165 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg County

Population, 2025 estimate
43,320−1.1% since 2020
Households
17,851
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,306 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$55,310+18.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,775
Median home value
$156,900
Jobs located here
12,742
Daytime population
42,726Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Pittsburg County marked.

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Grady County, OK8694.4$8.5M+7.7%#36 of 1,889
2Logan County, OK80126.7$6M+11.5%#90 of 1,889
3Wagoner County, OK77258.0$4.8M+14.6%#135 of 1,889
4Rogers County, OK76246.5$5.9M+7.1%#147 of 1,889
5Osage County, OK7195.2$6.7M+2.2%#235 of 1,889
6Cherokee County, OK6994.8$6.6M+4.5%#285 of 1,889
7Delaware County, OK6995.2$6.2M+3.8%#289 of 1,889
8Canadian County, OK68508.6$4.7M+20.4%#319 of 1,889
9Garfield County, OK6693.8$9.1M−1.5%#353 of 1,889
10Creek County, OK65196.7$5.1M+4.4%#393 of 1,889
34Pittsburg County, OK34169.0$3.5M−1.1%#1,507 of 1,889

Other business types in Pittsburg County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Pittsburg County, OK?

There are 16 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Pittsburg County as of September 2026. 5 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 7 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. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Pittsburg County, OK spend on food away from home?

About $56.2M a year, or $3,149 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 17,851 households in Pittsburg County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pittsburg County, OK compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?

Pittsburg County has 9.0 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.5M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Pittsburg County would have about 14, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,550 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Pittsburg County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Pittsburg County at 43,320 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,851 households. Median household income in Pittsburg County is $55,310, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.2%, 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. Pittsburg County scores 34 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,507 of 1,889 scored counties.

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