Food and drink · Small-town market · Oklahoma
Bakeries and dessert shops in the Woodward, OK area
The bakeries and dessert shops in the Woodward, OK area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #495 of 507 scored small-town markets
#17 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 9
- 4 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $26.9M
- On food away from home · $3,389 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,827
- −2.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Woodward area scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #495 of 507 scored small-town markets and #17 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 bakeries and dessert shops in the Woodward area. 4 of them (44%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.4, 16% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Households in the Woodward area spend about $26.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,389 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per shop, 28% 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 the Woodward area was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,321 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 show the Woodward area declined 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Woodward area 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 | Woodward area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 10.1 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3.5M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,321 | 1,709 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +45.5% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.8% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,389 | $3,519 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $61,417 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $676K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 94 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 the Woodward area, 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 the Woodward area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,827−2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 7,925
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,243 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 16
- Median household income
- $61,417
- Average household income
- $81,705
- Median home value
- $169,000
- Jobs located here
- 8,020
- Daytime population
- 19,265Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oklahoma market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Oklahoma for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with the Woodward area marked.
Top small-town markets in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tahlequah, OK | 71 | 9 | 4.8 | $6.6M | +4.5% | #51 of 507 |
| 2Duncan, OK | 63 | 14 | 8.0 | $4.2M | +3.4% | #115 of 507 |
| 3Bartlesville, OK | 50 | 17 | 8.1 | $4.3M | +2.7% | #260 of 507 |
| 4Ada, OK | 47 | 14 | 9.3 | $3.6M | +1.2% | #287 of 507 |
| 5Miami, OK | 46 | 7 | 5.9 | $5M | +0.7% | #292 of 507 |
| 6Ardmore, OK | 46 | 25 | 13.1 | $2.6M | +1.8% | #298 of 507 |
| 7Durant, OK | 45 | 24 | 13.0 | $2.5M | +10.9% | #308 of 507 |
| 8Altus, OK | 42 | 12 | 12.3 | $2.8M | +0.1% | #341 of 507 |
| 9Guymon, OK | 39 | 5 | 7.3 | $4.4M | −4.5% | #364 of 507 |
| 10Weatherford, OK | 39 | 12 | 7.9 | $4.2M | −0.7% | #366 of 507 |
| 17Woodward, OK | 21 | 9 | 11.4 | $3M | −2.8% | #495 of 507 |
Other business types in the Woodward area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes21
- Sit-down restaurants30
- Fast food and sandwich shops21
- Pizza25
- Coffee shops and cafes18
- Bakeries and dessert shops21
Groceries and convenience
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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 the Woodward, OK area?
There are 9 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in the Woodward area as of September 2026. 4 of them (44%) 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. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Woodward, OK area spend on food away from home?
About $26.9M a year, or $3,389 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 7,925 households in the Woodward area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Woodward, OK area compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
The Woodward area has 11.4 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, the Woodward area would have about 7, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,321 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is the Woodward, OK area growing?
Population estimates put the Woodward area at 19,827 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,925 households. Median household income in the Woodward area is $61,417, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Woodward area scores 21 for bakeries and dessert shops (low), #495 of 507 scored small-town markets.
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