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Bakeries and dessert shops in Anderson County, SC
How Anderson County, SC compares with other counties and the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #98 of 1,889 scored counties
#7 of 34 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 38
- 12 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $295.5M
- On food away from home · $3,522 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.8M
- 88% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 54% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 219,930
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
For bakeries and dessert shops, Anderson County has a Groundwork market score of 79 (high): #98 of 1,889 scored counties and #7 of 34 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for bakeries and dessert shops.
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 bakeries and dessert shops in Anderson County. 12 of them (32%) 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.
At $3,522 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Anderson County spend about $295.5M a year on food away from home. That works out to $7.8M per shop, 88% above 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 29 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Anderson County in 2023. That is one for every 2,893 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 $2M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Anderson County. Population estimates put the population change in Anderson County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Anderson County compares
The same measures for South Carolina 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 | Anderson County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 8.0 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $7.8M | $4.6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 2,893 | 2,418 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +29.4% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,522 | $3,660 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $66,651 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 29All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 392
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3812 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 71The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Anderson 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 Anderson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 219,930+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 83,904
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 714 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 295
- Median household income
- $66,651+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,043
- Median home value
- $231,900
- Jobs located here
- 74,539
- Daytime population
- 189,213Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, SC | 87 | 55 | 5.9 | $6.7M | +18.7% | #32 of 1,889 |
| 2Kershaw County, SC | 85 | 9 | 3.3 | $10.6M | +11.6% | #44 of 1,889 |
| 3Oconee County, SC | 82 | 11 | 3.2 | $11M | +6.3% | #65 of 1,889 |
| 4Dorchester County, SC | 82 | 45 | 7.1 | $5.5M | +10.1% | #70 of 1,889 |
| 5Aiken County, SC | 81 | 44 | 6.3 | $5.8M | +7.3% | #78 of 1,889 |
| 6Lancaster County, SC | 80 | 32 | 8.0 | $4.9M | +18.3% | #94 of 1,889 |
| 7Anderson County, SC | 79 | 38 | 4.5 | $7.8M | +7.7% | #98 of 1,889 |
| 8Laurens County, SC | 78 | 5 | 1.9 | $17.1M | +6.2% | #103 of 1,889 |
| 9Lexington County, SC | 77 | 85 | 7.0 | $5.4M | +7.7% | #134 of 1,889 |
| 10Spartanburg County, SC | 74 | 82 | 6.2 | $5.6M | +15.6% | #188 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Anderson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes52
- Sit-down restaurants45
- Fast food and sandwich shops45
- Pizza49
- Coffee shops and cafes71
- Bakeries and dessert shops79
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Anderson County, SC?
Anderson County has 38 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 29 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. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Anderson County, SC spend on food away from home?
About $295.5M a year, or $3,522 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $7.8M 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 83,904 households in Anderson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Anderson County, SC compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Anderson 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 $7.8M, 88% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Anderson County would have about 71, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,893 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Anderson County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Anderson County at 219,930 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,904 households. Median household income in Anderson County is $66,651, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Anderson County scores 79 for bakeries and dessert shops (high), #98 of 1,889 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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