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Bakeries and dessert shops in Tulsa County, OK

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Tulsa County, OK, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,448 of 1,889 scored counties
#32 of 50 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
356
140 chain locations (39%)
Official establishments
217
All snack bars and retail bakeries · +28.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1B
On food away from home · $3,691 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.1
34% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
698,782
+4.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Tulsa County is 36 (lower middle), #1,448 of 1,889 scored counties and #32 of 50 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 356 bakeries and dessert shops in Tulsa County. Of those, 140 are chain locations, or 39%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.1, 34% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Household spending on food away from home in Tulsa County comes to about $1B a year: $3,691 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per shop, 32% 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 217 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Tulsa County in 2023, up 28.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,255 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, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $9.7M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Tulsa County. Population estimates put the population change in Tulsa County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Tulsa 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 Tulsa County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureTulsa CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.110.19.8
Spending per listing$2.8M$3.5M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)1,2551,7091,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+28.4%+45.5%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,691$3,519$4,070
Median household income$69,009$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score3638

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
169 → 217All snack bars and retail bakeries · +28.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,353
Annual payroll, 2023
$46.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
34All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
356140 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
243The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
18
Amount
$9.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Tulsa 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 Tulsa County

Population, 2025 estimate
698,782+4.2% since 2020
Households
272,422
Median age
36.9
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
570 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,194
Median household income
$69,009+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,310
Median home value
$230,400
Jobs located here
375,335
Daytime population
760,837Residents 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 Tulsa 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
32Tulsa County, OK3635613.1$2.8M+4.2%#1,448 of 1,889

Other business types in Tulsa County

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

Questions

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

There are 356 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Tulsa County as of September 2026. 140 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 217 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 28.4% from 2019. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Official counts list 34 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1B a year, or $3,691 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 356 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 272,422 households in Tulsa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tulsa 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 $2.8M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Tulsa County would have about 243, against 356 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,255 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Tulsa County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Tulsa County at 698,782 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 272,422 households. Median household income in Tulsa County is $69,009, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.3%, 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. Tulsa County scores 36 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,448 of 1,889 scored counties.

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