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Bakeries and dessert shops in Pike County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 86 out of 100: High

Ranked #35 of 1,889 scored counties
#1 of 62 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
11
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$96.7M
On food away from home · $3,985 a household
Spending per listing
$8.8M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
54% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
62,808
+7.2% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Pike County is 86 (high), #35 of 1,889 scored counties and #1 of 62 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for bakeries and dessert shops.

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 bakeries and dessert shops in Pike County. None of them are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Household spending on food away from home in Pike County comes to about $96.7M a year: $3,985 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $8.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2.1 times 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 9 businesses with payroll in Pike County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 2,696 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, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $374K have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Pike County. Population estimates show Pike County grew 7.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Pike 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.

Bakeries and dessert shops in Pike County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasurePike CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.510.49.8
Spending per listing$8.8M$3.8M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)2,6961,6101,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.1%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.2%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,985$3,973$4,070
Median household income$81,323$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score8638

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 9All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
81
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$374K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Pike 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 Pike County

Population, 2025 estimate
62,808+7.2% since 2020
Households
24,262
Median age
48.2
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
545 sq. mi.
People per square mile
111
Median household income
$81,323+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,925
Median home value
$272,600
Jobs located here
11,281
Daytime population
47,601Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Pennsylvania

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

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pike County, PA86114.5$8.8M+7.2%#35 of 1,889
2Perry County, PA70116.0$6.4M+2.1%#259 of 1,889
3Franklin County, PA70518.0$4.8M+3.0%#276 of 1,889
4Greene County, PA6385.6$6.3M−5.5%#440 of 1,889
5Chester County, PA6323611.5$4.5M+4.2%#456 of 1,889
6Lebanon County, PA62457.9$4.9M+2.2%#476 of 1,889
7York County, PA6218410.1$4M+3.6%#488 of 1,889
8Cumberland County, PA6111510.8$3.9M+6.5%#529 of 1,889
9Warren County, PA6074.3$7.6M−3.8%#530 of 1,889
10Adams County, PA60379.1$4.4M+3.6%#554 of 1,889

Other business types in Pike County

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

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Pike County, PA?

Pike County has 11 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops.

How much do households in Pike County, PA spend on food away from home?

About $96.7M a year, or $3,985 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $8.8M 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 24,262 households in Pike County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pike County has 4.5 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $8.8M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Pike County would have about 23, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,696 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Pike County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Pike County at 62,808 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,262 households. Median household income in Pike County is $81,323, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Pike County scores 86 for bakeries and dessert shops (high), #35 of 1,889 scored counties.

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