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Bakeries and dessert shops in Tillamook County, OR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 15 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,861 of 1,889 scored counties
#27 of 28 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
23
3 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
21
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$42.5M
On food away from home · $3,558 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
55% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.3
97% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,384
−0.3% 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

Tillamook County scores 15 (low) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,861 of 1,889 scored counties and #27 of 28 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $3,558 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Tillamook County spend about $42.5M a year on food away from home. Spread across 23 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $1.8M per shop, 55% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

There are 23 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Tillamook County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 13%, against 35% across the U.S. That is 19.3 per 10,000 households, 97% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in Tillamook County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 568 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tillamook County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Tillamook 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 Tillamook County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureTillamook CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.38.89.8
Spending per listing$1.8M$4.6M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)5689611,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.2%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,558$4,070$4,070
Median household income$69,105$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score1543

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 21All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
142
Annual payroll, 2023
$3M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
233 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Tillamook 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 Tillamook County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,384−0.3% since 2020
Households
11,936
Median age
48.9
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,103 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$69,105+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,737
Median home value
$430,200
Jobs located here
9,679
Daytime population
24,993Residents 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 Tillamook 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
27Tillamook County, OR152319.3$1.8M−0.3%#1,861 of 1,889

Other business types in Tillamook County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 23 bakeries and dessert shops in Tillamook County. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023. The official count takes in all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops: coffee shops and cafes are counted too.

How much do households in Tillamook County, OR spend on food away from home?

About $42.5M a year, or $3,558 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 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 11,936 households in Tillamook County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tillamook County has 19.3 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 97% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 55% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Tillamook County would have about 10, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 568 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Tillamook County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Tillamook County at 27,384 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,936 households. The median household income in Tillamook County is $69,105 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.5% 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. 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. Tillamook County scores 15 for bakeries and dessert shops (low), #1,861 of 1,889 scored counties.

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