Food and drink · Metro area · South Carolina
Bakeries and dessert shops in the Florence, SC metro area
The bakeries and dessert shops in the Florence, SC metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #250 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 63
- 29 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $256.3M
- On food away from home · $3,268 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 201,392
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 63 bakeries and dessert shops in the Florence metro area. 29 of them (46%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 8.0 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Household spending on food away from home in the Florence metro area comes to about $256.3M a year: $3,268 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 63 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $4.1M per shop, 2% 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 29 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in the Florence metro area in 2023. That is one for every 2,704 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 also show 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 the Florence metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Florence metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in the Florence metro area is 44 (lower middle), #250 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina.
How the Florence metro area 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 metro area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $4.6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 2,704 | 2,418 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +29.4% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,268 | $3,660 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $54,443 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 403
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6329 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The 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 the Florence metro area, 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 the Florence metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 201,392+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 78,417
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,361 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 147
- Median household income
- $54,443+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,289
- Median home value
- $170,800
- Jobs located here
- 90,742
- Daytime population
- 204,808Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in South Carolina for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in South Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Florence metro area marked.
Top metro areas in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Spartanburg, SC | 76 | 86 | 6.0 | $5.8M | +14.3% | #13 of 387 |
| 2Columbia, SC | 73 | 240 | 7.1 | $5.1M | +6.0% | #24 of 387 |
| 3Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 71 | 290 | 7.6 | $4.9M | +9.0% | #32 of 387 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 70 | 164 | 7.1 | $5.2M | +4.7% | #40 of 387 |
| 4Sumter, SC | 64 | 17 | 4.1 | $7.9M | −0.3% | #78 of 387 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 64 | 990 | 9.2 | $4.5M | +10.1% | #85 of 387 |
| 5Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 64 | 92 | 9.6 | $4.3M | +12.0% | #86 of 387 |
| 6Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 64 | 340 | 10.1 | $4.1M | +10.7% | #87 of 387 |
| 7Florence, SC | 44 | 63 | 8.0 | $4.1M | +0.9% | #250 of 387 |
| 8Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 35 | 246 | 15.5 | $2.3M | +20.9% | #314 of 387 |
Other business types in the Florence metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes23
- Sit-down restaurants25
- Fast food and sandwich shops12
- Pizza29
- Coffee shops and cafes57
- Bakeries and dessert shops44
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in the Florence, SC metro area?
The Florence metro area has 63 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 29 of them (46%) 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 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Florence, SC metro area spend on food away from home?
About $256.3M a year, or $3,268 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 78,417 households in the Florence metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Florence, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
The Florence metro area has 8.0 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.1M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, the Florence metro area would have about 62, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,704 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is the Florence, SC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Florence metro area at 201,392 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,417 households. Median household income in the Florence metro area is $54,443, 33% below 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. The Florence metro area scores 44 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #250 of 387 scored metro areas.
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