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Bakeries and dessert shops in Greenwood County, SC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Greenwood County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #820 of 1,889 scored counties
#25 of 34 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
20
6 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
7
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$87.8M
On food away from home · $3,148 a household
Spending per listing
$4.4M
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.2
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
70,379
+1.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 bakeries and dessert shops in Greenwood County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 30%, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 7.2 for every 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Households in Greenwood County spend about $87.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,148 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.4M per shop, 6% 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 7 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Greenwood County in 2023. That is one for every 3,983 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 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Greenwood County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For bakeries and dessert shops, Greenwood County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #820 of 1,889 scored counties and #25 of 34 scored counties in South Carolina.

How Greenwood 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.

Bakeries and dessert shops in Greenwood County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureGreenwood CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.28.09.8
Spending per listing$4.4M$4.6M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)3,9832,4181,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+29.4%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,148$3,660$4,070
Median household income$52,830$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score5367

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 7All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
93
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
206 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
70,379+1.5% since 2020
Households
27,884
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
456 sq. mi.
People per square mile
153
Median household income
$52,830+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,042
Median home value
$180,500
Jobs located here
29,140
Daytime population
68,312Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across South Carolina

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 Greenwood County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Berkeley County, SC87555.9$6.7M+18.7%#32 of 1,889
2Kershaw County, SC8593.3$10.6M+11.6%#44 of 1,889
3Oconee County, SC82113.2$11M+6.3%#65 of 1,889
4Dorchester County, SC82457.1$5.5M+10.1%#70 of 1,889
5Aiken County, SC81446.3$5.8M+7.3%#78 of 1,889
6Lancaster County, SC80328.0$4.9M+18.3%#94 of 1,889
7Anderson County, SC79384.5$7.8M+7.7%#98 of 1,889
8Laurens County, SC7851.9$17.1M+6.2%#103 of 1,889
9Lexington County, SC77857.0$5.4M+7.7%#134 of 1,889
10Spartanburg County, SC74826.2$5.6M+15.6%#188 of 1,889
25Greenwood County, SC53207.2$4.4M+1.5%#820 of 1,889

Other business types in Greenwood County

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

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Greenwood County, SC?

Greenwood County has 20 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 7 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 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Greenwood County, SC spend on food away from home?

About $87.8M a year, or $3,148 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 27,884 households in Greenwood County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Greenwood County has 7.2 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 27% 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 national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Greenwood County would have about 21, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,983 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Greenwood County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Greenwood County at 70,379 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,884 households. Median household income in Greenwood County is $52,830, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.8%, 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. Greenwood County scores 53 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #820 of 1,889 scored counties.

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