Food and drink · County · South Carolina
Bakeries and dessert shops in Orangeburg County, SC
How Orangeburg 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #407 of 1,889 scored counties
#15 of 34 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 8
- 2 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $98.3M
- On food away from home · $2,973 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.3M
- 3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 76% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,177
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Orangeburg County comes to about $98.3M a year: $2,973 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That is about $12.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 3 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
There are 8 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Orangeburg County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 25%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 76% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Orangeburg County in 2023. That is one for every 6,615 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Orangeburg County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Orangeburg County is 64 (upper middle), #407 of 1,889 scored counties and #15 of 34 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Orangeburg 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 | Orangeburg County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 8.0 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $12.3M | $4.6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 6,615 | 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 | $2,973 | $3,660 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $45,675 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 68
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 82 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,177−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 33,077
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,106 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $45,675+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,628
- Median home value
- $115,800
- Jobs located here
- 28,236
- Daytime population
- 72,707Residents 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 Orangeburg 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 |
| 15Orangeburg County, SC | 64 | 8 | 2.4 | $12.3M | −0.9% | #407 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Orangeburg County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes21
- Sit-down restaurants20
- Fast food and sandwich shops11
- Pizza23
- Coffee shops and cafes58
- Bakeries and dessert shops64
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
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Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Orangeburg County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 bakeries and dessert shops in Orangeburg County. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023. 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.
How much do households in Orangeburg County, SC spend on food away from home?
About $98.3M a year, or $2,973 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $12.3M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which bakeries and dessert shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,077 households in Orangeburg County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orangeburg County, SC compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Orangeburg County has 2.4 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $12.3M, 3 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Orangeburg County would have about 24, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,615 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Orangeburg County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Orangeburg County at 83,177 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,077 households. The median household income in Orangeburg County is $45,675 a year, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Orangeburg County scores 64 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #407 of 1,889 scored counties.
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