Market rankings · Pennsylvania
Bakeries and dessert shops in Pennsylvania
Markets across Pennsylvania ranked by the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 5,464
- 2,050 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 3,277
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +13.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $21B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.4
- 6% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #40 of 51
- Market score 38 · Lower middle
A site report maps the bakeries and dessert shops on map listings around any address in Pennsylvania by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5,464 bakeries and dessert shops in Pennsylvania. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 35% across the U.S. That is 10.4 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Households in Pennsylvania spend about $21B a year on food away from home, or $3,973 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.8M per shop, 7% 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 3,277 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Pennsylvania in 2023, up 13.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,610 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 24.6% over the same years. 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, 170 SBA-backed loans worth $53M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Pennsylvania.
Among the 50 states and DC, Pennsylvania ranks #40 for bakeries and dessert shops, with a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle). Of the 16 scored metro areas in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Chambersburg metro area scores highest (69). Of the 20 scored small-town markets in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Hemlock Farms area scores highest (89).
Every market in Pennsylvania for bakeries and dessert shops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Pennsylvania, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chambersburg, PA | 69 | 51 | 8.0 | $4.8M | +3.0% | #48 of 387 |
| 2Lebanon, PA | 65 | 45 | 7.9 | $4.9M | +2.2% | #74 of 387 |
| 3York-Hanover, PA | 61 | 184 | 10.1 | $4M | +3.6% | #111 of 387 |
| 4Gettysburg, PA | 60 | 37 | 9.1 | $4.4M | +3.6% | #121 of 387 |
| 5Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 55 | 263 | 10.7 | $3.7M | +4.2% | #157 of 387 |
| 6Reading, PA | 53 | 177 | 10.8 | $3.6M | +2.7% | #176 of 387 |
| 7Johnstown, PA | 51 | 38 | 6.8 | $4.9M | −3.2% | #189 of 387 |
| 8Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 49 | 391 | 11.5 | $3.6M | +3.0% | #208 of 387 |
| 9Williamsport, PA | 47 | 37 | 7.9 | $4.4M | −1.3% | #224 of 387 |
| 10Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 45 | 2,711 | 11.0 | $4M | +1.4% | #247 of 387 |
| 11Lancaster, PA | 42 | 253 | 11.9 | $3.5M | +1.9% | #266 of 387 |
| 12Pittsburgh, PA | 41 | 1,005 | 9.5 | $4.1M | −1.3% | #269 of 387 |
| 13State College, PA | 35 | 61 | 10.3 | $3.8M | −0.4% | #308 of 387 |
| 14Erie, PA | 31 | 98 | 8.9 | $4M | −1.8% | #333 of 387 |
| 15Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA | 29 | 299 | 12.8 | $2.8M | +1.4% | #351 of 387 |
| 16Altoona, PA | 20 | 59 | 11.7 | $2.9M | −2.5% | #377 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hemlock Farms, PA | 89 | 11 | 4.5 | $8.8M | +7.2% | #3 of 507 |
| 2Lock Haven, PA | 65 | 11 | 7.1 | $4.8M | +1.3% | #101 of 507 |
| 3Warren, PA | 61 | 7 | 4.3 | $7.6M | −3.8% | #125 of 507 |
| 4Huntingdon, PA | 59 | 10 | 6.1 | $5.7M | −2.4% | #156 of 507 |
| 5DuBois, PA | 57 | 17 | 5.2 | $6.4M | −2.9% | #178 of 507 |
| 6Lewistown, PA | 53 | 11 | 5.9 | $5.6M | 0.0% | #217 of 507 |
| 7Sunbury, PA | 53 | 39 | 8.5 | $4.1M | −1.7% | #226 of 507 |
| 8Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA | 48 | 23 | 8.7 | $3.9M | +2.3% | #278 of 507 |
| 9Pottsville, PA | 48 | 64 | 11.0 | $3.2M | +1.5% | #281 of 507 |
| 10Sayre, PA | 42 | 29 | 11.8 | $3M | −0.6% | #340 of 507 |
| 11Indiana, PA | 37 | 28 | 8.6 | $3.9M | −0.3% | #386 of 507 |
| 12Oil City, PA | 37 | 22 | 10.3 | $3.2M | −2.0% | #392 of 507 |
| 13Selinsgrove, PA | 37 | 19 | 13.0 | $2.7M | −0.2% | #395 of 507 |
| 14Lewisburg, PA | 36 | 19 | 13.1 | $2.9M | −0.8% | #402 of 507 |
| 15East Stroudsburg, PA | 35 | 77 | 12.6 | $3.2M | −0.7% | #410 of 507 |
| 16St. Marys, PA | 32 | 14 | 10.5 | $3.2M | −3.3% | #435 of 507 |
| 17Meadville, PA | 30 | 32 | 9.5 | $3.5M | −2.4% | #446 of 507 |
| 18Hermitage, PA | 30 | 52 | 11.2 | $3M | −2.4% | #450 of 507 |
| 19Bradford, PA | 29 | 16 | 9.8 | $3.4M | −3.5% | #453 of 507 |
| 20Somerset, PA | 26 | 34 | 11.6 | $2.9M | −2.7% | #471 of 507 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pike County, PA | 86 | 11 | 4.5 | $8.8M | +7.2% | #35 of 1,889 |
| 2Perry County, PA | 70 | 11 | 6.0 | $6.4M | +2.1% | #259 of 1,889 |
| 3Franklin County, PA | 70 | 51 | 8.0 | $4.8M | +3.0% | #276 of 1,889 |
| 4Greene County, PA | 63 | 8 | 5.6 | $6.3M | −5.5% | #440 of 1,889 |
| 5Chester County, PA | 63 | 236 | 11.5 | $4.5M | +4.2% | #456 of 1,889 |
| 6Lebanon County, PA | 62 | 45 | 7.9 | $4.9M | +2.2% | #476 of 1,889 |
| 7York County, PA | 62 | 184 | 10.1 | $4M | +3.6% | #488 of 1,889 |
| 8Cumberland County, PA | 61 | 115 | 10.8 | $3.9M | +6.5% | #529 of 1,889 |
| 9Warren County, PA | 60 | 7 | 4.3 | $7.6M | −3.8% | #530 of 1,889 |
| 10Adams County, PA | 60 | 37 | 9.1 | $4.4M | +3.6% | #554 of 1,889 |
| 11Clinton County, PA | 59 | 11 | 7.1 | $4.8M | +1.3% | #584 of 1,889 |
| 12Fayette County, PA | 58 | 29 | 5.3 | $6.2M | −4.3% | #600 of 1,889 |
| 13Delaware County, PA | 57 | 197 | 9.1 | $4.8M | +0.8% | #654 of 1,889 |
| 14Carbon County, PA | 57 | 24 | 8.8 | $4M | +1.7% | #669 of 1,889 |
| 15Clearfield County, PA | 56 | 17 | 5.2 | $6.4M | −2.9% | #684 of 1,889 |
| 16Huntingdon County, PA | 56 | 10 | 6.1 | $5.7M | −2.4% | #686 of 1,889 |
| 17Beaver County, PA | 56 | 57 | 7.9 | $4.7M | −1.1% | #698 of 1,889 |
| 18Washington County, PA | 56 | 78 | 8.8 | $4.5M | +0.7% | #701 of 1,889 |
| 19Montour County, PA | 56 | 7 | 8.9 | $4.4M | −1.4% | #704 of 1,889 |
| 20Berks County, PA | 54 | 177 | 10.8 | $3.6M | +2.7% | #797 of 1,889 |
| 21Mifflin County, PA | 52 | 11 | 5.9 | $5.6M | 0.0% | #843 of 1,889 |
| 22Montgomery County, PA | 52 | 392 | 11.7 | $4.2M | +2.4% | #858 of 1,889 |
| 23Lehigh County, PA | 52 | 156 | 10.8 | $3.7M | +2.7% | #868 of 1,889 |
| 24Wyoming County, PA | 51 | 8 | 7.3 | $5M | −0.9% | #883 of 1,889 |
| 25Cambria County, PA | 51 | 38 | 6.8 | $4.9M | −3.2% | #885 of 1,889 |
Show all 67 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Lycoming County, PA | 51 | 37 | 7.9 | $4.4M | −1.3% | #893 of 1,889 |
| 27Butler County, PA | 51 | 85 | 10.5 | $4M | +3.2% | #904 of 1,889 |
| 28Susquehanna County, PA | 50 | 11 | 7.1 | $5.1M | −0.3% | #918 of 1,889 |
| 29Northumberland County, PA | 47 | 32 | 8.4 | $4M | −1.8% | #1,037 of 1,889 |
| 30Dauphin County, PA | 47 | 137 | 11.3 | $3.4M | +2.3% | #1,050 of 1,889 |
| 31Northampton County, PA | 47 | 157 | 12.8 | $3.3M | +3.7% | #1,052 of 1,889 |
| 32Columbia County, PA | 44 | 23 | 8.7 | $3.9M | +2.3% | #1,148 of 1,889 |
| 33Lancaster County, PA | 44 | 253 | 11.9 | $3.5M | +1.9% | #1,158 of 1,889 |
| 34Westmoreland County, PA | 43 | 156 | 10.1 | $3.8M | −1.4% | #1,188 of 1,889 |
| 35Armstrong County, PA | 42 | 22 | 7.8 | $4.4M | −2.7% | #1,211 of 1,889 |
| 36Schuylkill County, PA | 42 | 64 | 11.0 | $3.2M | +1.5% | #1,226 of 1,889 |
| 37Bucks County, PA | 41 | 330 | 13.2 | $3.7M | +0.3% | #1,258 of 1,889 |
| 38Allegheny County, PA | 40 | 543 | 9.9 | $4M | −2.0% | #1,287 of 1,889 |
| 39Fulton County, PA | 40 | 6 | 9.5 | $3.7M | −0.6% | #1,297 of 1,889 |
| 40Centre County, PA | 38 | 61 | 10.3 | $3.8M | −0.4% | #1,360 of 1,889 |
| 41Bradford County, PA | 38 | 29 | 11.8 | $3M | −0.6% | #1,376 of 1,889 |
| 42Erie County, PA | 36 | 98 | 8.9 | $4M | −1.8% | #1,430 of 1,889 |
| 43Tioga County, PA | 36 | 24 | 14.4 | $2.4M | −1.3% | #1,456 of 1,889 |
| 44Venango County, PA | 35 | 22 | 10.3 | $3.2M | −2.0% | #1,479 of 1,889 |
| 45Indiana County, PA | 34 | 28 | 8.6 | $3.9M | −0.3% | #1,501 of 1,889 |
| 46Luzerne County, PA | 34 | 171 | 12.7 | $2.8M | +2.1% | #1,516 of 1,889 |
| 47Union County, PA | 33 | 19 | 13.1 | $2.9M | −0.8% | #1,542 of 1,889 |
| 48Snyder County, PA | 33 | 19 | 13.0 | $2.7M | −0.2% | #1,546 of 1,889 |
| 49Lawrence County, PA | 31 | 35 | 9.7 | $3.5M | −2.4% | #1,582 of 1,889 |
| 50Elk County, PA | 31 | 14 | 10.5 | $3.2M | −3.3% | #1,588 of 1,889 |
| 51Monroe County, PA | 31 | 77 | 12.6 | $3.2M | −0.7% | #1,591 of 1,889 |
| 52Wayne County, PA | 31 | 27 | 12.9 | $2.7M | +1.1% | #1,595 of 1,889 |
| 53Lackawanna County, PA | 31 | 120 | 13.6 | $2.6M | +0.5% | #1,597 of 1,889 |
| 54Philadelphia County, PA | 29 | 679 | 10.0 | $3.6M | −1.6% | #1,642 of 1,889 |
| 55Crawford County, PA | 29 | 32 | 9.5 | $3.5M | −2.4% | #1,643 of 1,889 |
| 56Clarion County, PA | 29 | 16 | 10.6 | $3.2M | −1.4% | #1,647 of 1,889 |
| 57Mercer County, PA | 29 | 52 | 11.2 | $3M | −2.4% | #1,654 of 1,889 |
| 58McKean County, PA | 28 | 16 | 9.8 | $3.4M | −3.5% | #1,671 of 1,889 |
| 59Blair County, PA | 25 | 59 | 11.7 | $2.9M | −2.5% | #1,738 of 1,889 |
| 60Somerset County, PA | 25 | 34 | 11.6 | $2.9M | −2.7% | #1,740 of 1,889 |
| 61Bedford County, PA | 23 | 27 | 13.7 | $2.4M | −0.2% | #1,774 of 1,889 |
| 62Jefferson County, PA | 19 | 19 | 10.4 | $3.2M | −2.8% | #1,819 of 1,889 |
| Juniata County, PA | Not scored | 3 | 3.3 | $10.6M | −0.3% | |
| Potter County, PA | Not scored | 3 | 4.3 | $7.6M | −3.0% | |
| Forest County, PA | Not scored | 2 | 10.4 | $2.9M | −5.1% | |
| Sullivan County, PA | Not scored | 3 | 11.8 | $3.1M | +0.6% | |
| Cameron County, PA | Not scored | 2 | 9.0 | $3.3M | −7.0% |
Markets with fewer than 5 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania has 5,464 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2,050 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 3,277 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 13.1% 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 509 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pennsylvania spend on food away from home?
About $21B a year, or $3,973 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5,464 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 5,274,853 households in Pennsylvania and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pennsylvania compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Pennsylvania has 10.4 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.8M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Pennsylvania would have about 5,058, against 5,464 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,610 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
Which market in Pennsylvania has the highest market score for bakeries and dessert shops?
Among 16 scored metro areas in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Chambersburg metro area scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Among 20 scored small-town markets in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Hemlock Farms area scores highest, at 89 (high). Among 62 scored counties in Pennsylvania, Pike County scores highest, at 86 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Pennsylvania scores 38 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #40 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Pennsylvania. It maps the bakeries and dessert shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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