Food and drink · Small-town market · Oregon
Bakeries and dessert shops in the Astoria, OR area
The bakeries and dessert shops in the Astoria, OR area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #493 of 507 scored small-town markets
#10 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Oregon
- Listings
- 38
- 7 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +19.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $66.9M
- On food away from home · $3,718 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 58% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.1
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,926
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Astoria area scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #493 of 507 scored small-town markets and #10 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Astoria area spend about $66.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,718 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 58% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
The Astoria area has 38 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.1, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in the Astoria area in 2023, up 19.5% from 2019. That is one for every 367 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in the Astoria area. Population estimates put the population change in the Astoria area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Astoria area compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Astoria area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.1 | 8.8 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $4.6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 367 | 961 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.5% | +11.2% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,718 | $4,070 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $71,822 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49All snack bars and retail bakeries · +19.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 421
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 387 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
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in the Astoria 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 Astoria area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,926−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,984
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 828 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $71,822+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,117
- Median home value
- $468,300
- Jobs located here
- 17,288
- Daytime population
- 38,525Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Oregon for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Oregon, with the Astoria area marked.
Top small-town markets in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Klamath Falls, OR | 58 | 14 | 4.8 | $6.8M | +0.9% | #167 of 507 |
| 2La Grande, OR | 52 | 5 | 4.6 | $7.7M | −1.0% | #228 of 507 |
| 3Hermiston-Pendleton, OR | 51 | 26 | 7.9 | $4.5M | +1.8% | #246 of 507 |
| 4Roseburg, OR | 50 | 30 | 6.3 | $5.4M | +0.6% | #253 of 507 |
| 5Baker City, OR | 43 | 5 | 6.8 | $4.9M | −0.4% | #324 of 507 |
| 6Ontario, OR-ID | 41 | 17 | 8.5 | $3.9M | +5.0% | #347 of 507 |
| 7Coos Bay-North Bend, OR | 39 | 21 | 7.3 | $4.7M | −1.5% | #363 of 507 |
| 8Hood River, OR | 31 | 13 | 14.5 | $3M | −0.7% | #441 of 507 |
| 9The Dalles, OR | 25 | 15 | 14.2 | $2.4M | −1.1% | #480 of 507 |
| 10Astoria, OR | 22 | 38 | 21.1 | $1.8M | −0.6% | #493 of 507 |
Other business types in the Astoria area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes23
- Sit-down restaurants23
- Fast food and sandwich shops42
- Pizza28
- Coffee shops and cafes22
- Bakeries and dessert shops22
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 Astoria, OR area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 bakeries and dessert shops in the Astoria area. 7 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 19.5% from 2019. The official count takes in all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops: coffee shops and cafes are counted too. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Astoria, OR area spend on food away from home?
About $66.9M a year, or $3,718 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which bakeries and dessert shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,984 households in the Astoria area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Astoria, OR area compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
The Astoria area has 21.1 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 58% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, the Astoria area would have about 16, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 367 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Astoria, OR area growing?
Population estimates put the Astoria area at 40,926 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,984 households. The median household income in the Astoria area is $71,822 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. 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 Astoria area scores 22 for bakeries and dessert shops (low), #493 of 507 scored small-town markets.
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