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Bakeries and dessert shops in Clatsop County, OR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 17 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,848 of 1,889 scored counties
#25 of 28 scored counties 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

Clatsop County scores 17 (low) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,848 of 1,889 scored counties and #25 of 28 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 38 bakeries and dessert shops in Clatsop County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 21.1 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Household spending on food away from home in Clatsop County comes to about $66.9M a year: $3,718 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 38 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $1.8M per shop, 58% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 49 businesses with payroll in Clatsop County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries, up 19.5% from 2019. That is one for every 367 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Clatsop County. Population estimates show Clatsop County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Clatsop County 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.

Bakeries and dessert shops in Clatsop County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureClatsop CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.18.89.8
Spending per listing$1.8M$4.6M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)3679611,369
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 score1743

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
41 → 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 Clatsop 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 Clatsop County

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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Bakeries and dessert shops across Oregon

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

Top counties in Oregon

Counties in Oregon ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Crook County, OR7587.4$5.3M+10.6%#173 of 1,889
2Jefferson County, OR7455.7$6.6M+4.7%#179 of 1,889
3Polk County, OR68216.4$6.4M+2.3%#309 of 1,889
4Columbia County, OR6694.3$9.2M+2.6%#352 of 1,889
5Washington County, OR621747.4$6.4M+1.8%#462 of 1,889
6Clackamas County, OR601227.4$6.2M+0.9%#534 of 1,889
7Yamhill County, OR59287.1$5.8M+2.2%#571 of 1,889
8Benton County, OR57328.3$4.8M+4.4%#655 of 1,889
9Klamath County, OR55144.8$6.8M+0.9%#719 of 1,889
10Deschutes County, OR538510.0$4.3M+6.8%#822 of 1,889
25Clatsop County, OR173821.1$1.8M−0.6%#1,848 of 1,889

Other business types in Clatsop County

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

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Clatsop County, OR?

Clatsop County has 38 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 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. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Clatsop County, OR 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. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,984 households in Clatsop County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clatsop County 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 national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Clatsop County 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 Clatsop County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Clatsop County at 40,926 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,984 households. Median household income in Clatsop County is $71,822, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Clatsop County scores 17 for bakeries and dessert shops (low), #1,848 of 1,889 scored counties.

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