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Bakeries and dessert shops in Lycoming County, PA
The bakeries and dessert shops in Lycoming County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #893 of 1,889 scored counties
#26 of 62 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 37
- 12 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $162.2M
- On food away from home · $3,461 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 112,587
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Lycoming County comes to about $162.2M a year: $3,461 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 6% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
There are 37 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Lycoming County as of September 2026. 12 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.9, 19% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Lycoming County in 2023. That is one for every 3,124 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. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Lycoming County.
Population estimates show Lycoming County declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Lycoming County is 51 (upper middle), #893 of 1,889 scored counties and #26 of 62 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Lycoming County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Lycoming County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 10.4 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $3.8M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 3,124 | 1,610 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.1% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,461 | $3,973 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $63,917 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 15All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 254
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3712 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Lycoming 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 Lycoming County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 112,587−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 46,861
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,229 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $63,917+17.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,003
- Median home value
- $202,200
- Jobs located here
- 49,055
- Daytime population
- 110,643Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| 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 |
| 26Lycoming County, PA | 51 | 37 | 7.9 | $4.4M | −1.3% | #893 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Lycoming County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes43
- Sit-down restaurants43
- Fast food and sandwich shops40
- Pizza49
- Coffee shops and cafes62
- Bakeries and dessert shops51
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Lycoming County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 bakeries and dessert shops in Lycoming County. 12 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 15 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. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lycoming County, PA spend on food away from home?
About $162.2M a year, or $3,461 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 46,861 households in Lycoming County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lycoming County, PA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Lycoming County has 7.9 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.4M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Lycoming County would have about 39, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,124 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Lycoming County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Lycoming County at 112,587 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 46,861 households. The median household income in Lycoming County is $63,917 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.8% 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. Lycoming County scores 51 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #893 of 1,889 scored counties.
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