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Bakeries and dessert shops in Florence County, SC
How Florence 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,330 of 1,889 scored counties
#31 of 34 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 52
- 25 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $176.6M
- On food away from home · $3,341 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 138,504
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 52 bakeries and dessert shops in Florence County. Of those, 25 are chain locations, or 48%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.8, in line with the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Households in Florence County spend about $176.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,341 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 18% 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 23 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Florence County in 2023. That is one for every 2,298 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. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Florence County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Florence County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For bakeries and dessert shops, Florence County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,330 of 1,889 scored counties and #31 of 34 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Florence 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 | Florence County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.8 | 8.0 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $4.6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 2,298 | 2,418 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +29.4% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,341 | $3,660 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $58,305 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 23All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 340
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5225 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Florence 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 Florence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 138,504+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 52,856
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 801 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 171
- Median household income
- $58,305+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,478
- Median home value
- $177,900
- Jobs located here
- 69,647
- Daytime population
- 148,526Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Florence County marked.
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 |
| 31Florence County, SC | 39 | 52 | 9.8 | $3.4M | +1.2% | #1,330 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Florence County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes25
- Sit-down restaurants28
- Fast food and sandwich shops19
- Pizza38
- Coffee shops and cafes51
- Bakeries and dessert shops39
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Health care
Child care
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Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Florence County, SC?
There are 52 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Florence County as of September 2026. 25 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 23 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. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Florence County, SC spend on food away from home?
About $176.6M a year, or $3,341 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 52,856 households in Florence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Florence County, SC compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Florence County has 9.8 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.4M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Florence County would have about 43, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,298 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Florence County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Florence County at 138,504 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,856 households. Median household income in Florence County is $58,305, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Florence County scores 39 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,330 of 1,889 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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