Market rankings · South Dakota
Bakeries and dessert shops in South Dakota
Markets across South Dakota ranked by the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 251
- 68 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 275
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +41.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.4B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 30% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $5.6M
- 35% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #8 of 51
- Market score 67 · Upper middle
A site report maps the bakeries and dessert shops on map listings around any address in South Dakota by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey 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 251 bakeries and dessert shops in South Dakota. Of those, 68 are chain locations, or 27%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.9, 30% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Households in South Dakota spend about $1.4B a year on food away from home, or $3,849 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.6M per shop, 35% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in South Dakota was 275 in 2023, up 41.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,329 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 24.6% over the same years. 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, 29 SBA-backed loans worth $10.2M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in South Dakota.
Among the 50 states and DC, South Dakota ranks #8 for bakeries and dessert shops, with a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in South Dakota, the Sioux Falls metro area scores highest (69). Of the 7 scored small-town markets in or partly in South Dakota, the Brookings area scores highest (81).
Every market in South Dakota for bakeries and dessert shops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in South Dakota, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 69 | 91 | 7.4 | $5.5M | +9.5% | #43 of 387 |
| 2Rapid City, SD | 56 | 50 | 8.0 | $4.9M | +6.2% | #148 of 387 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 48 | 46 | 8.3 | $4.6M | +1.0% | #210 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brookings, SD | 81 | 8 | 5.8 | $6.5M | +9.6% | #10 of 507 |
| 2Watertown, SD | 71 | 6 | 4.8 | $7.6M | +4.3% | #48 of 507 |
| 3Pierre, SD | 71 | 6 | 7.0 | $5.6M | −0.5% | #54 of 507 |
| 4Aberdeen, SD | 68 | 9 | 5.0 | $7.5M | −1.5% | #69 of 507 |
| 5Spearfish, SD | 66 | 7 | 5.8 | $6.4M | +14.0% | #80 of 507 |
| 6Huron, SD | 60 | 5 | 6.6 | $5.4M | +2.4% | #143 of 507 |
| 7Mitchell, SD | 59 | 5 | 4.6 | $7.9M | +0.6% | #153 of 507 |
| Yankton, SD | Not scored | 4 | 4.1 | $9.1M | +1.5% | |
| Vermillion, SD | Not scored | 4 | 7.2 | $4.8M | +0.2% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brookings County, SD | 78 | 8 | 5.8 | $6.5M | +9.6% | #113 of 1,889 |
| 2Lincoln County, SD | 75 | 17 | 6.1 | $7.4M | +17.5% | #159 of 1,889 |
| 3Union County, SD | 73 | 5 | 6.8 | $6.3M | +3.3% | #202 of 1,889 |
| 4Codington County, SD | 67 | 6 | 4.8 | $7.6M | +4.3% | #324 of 1,889 |
| 5Brown County, SD | 63 | 8 | 4.9 | $7.6M | −1.7% | #435 of 1,889 |
| 6Hughes County, SD | 63 | 5 | 6.9 | $5.8M | −0.9% | #445 of 1,889 |
| 7Lawrence County, SD | 62 | 7 | 5.8 | $6.4M | +14.0% | #463 of 1,889 |
| 8Minnehaha County, SD | 62 | 67 | 7.9 | $5M | +7.6% | #472 of 1,889 |
| 9Beadle County, SD | 55 | 5 | 6.6 | $5.4M | +2.4% | #728 of 1,889 |
| 10Pennington County, SD | 50 | 42 | 9.1 | $4.2M | +6.6% | #931 of 1,889 |
| 11Butte County, SD | 38 | 5 | 11.6 | $3.3M | +5.5% | #1,370 of 1,889 |
| Meade County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 2.5 | $15.5M | +2.7% | |
| Yankton County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 4.1 | $9.1M | +1.5% | |
| Davison County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 4.5 | $7.9M | +0.6% | |
| Clay County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 7.2 | $4.8M | +0.2% | |
| Oglala Lakota County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 6.8 | $4.1M | −2.3% | |
| Lake County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 6.4 | $6.1M | −0.2% | |
| Roberts County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 13.2 | $2.7M | −0.5% | |
| Todd County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.9% | |
| Custer County, SD | Not scored | 5 | 11.2 | $3.6M | +13.2% | |
| Turner County, SD | Not scored | 5 | 14.0 | $2.7M | +7.3% | |
| Grant County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 6.6 | $5.6M | 0.0% | |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Fall River County, SD | Not scored | 5 | 13.8 | $2.5M | +7.1% |
Show all 66 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Homme County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 8.3 | $4.2M | +3.8% | |
| Moody County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 11.7 | $3.3M | +4.5% | |
| Hamlin County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 4.6 | $8.8M | +11.9% | |
| Spink County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 8.0 | $4.6M | −3.0% | |
| McCook County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.2% | |
| Tripp County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 13.3 | $2.5M | +1.8% | |
| Day County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 4.2 | $8.9M | +0.8% | |
| Brule County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 10.2 | $3.7M | +0.5% | |
| Walworth County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 4.1 | $8.3M | −1.4% | |
| Kingsbury County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 9.5 | $3.9M | +1.6% | |
| Dewey County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 5.9 | $5.5M | +3.8% | |
| Marshall County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 18.2 | $2.2M | +2.9% | |
| Deuel County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 5.7 | $6.6M | +2.6% | |
| Edmunds County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 6.1 | $6.6M | +1.0% | |
| Gregory County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 6.2 | $5.7M | +1.1% | |
| Clark County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 7.5 | $4.8M | +4.7% | |
| Corson County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.8% | |
| Lyman County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Hanson County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 8.8 | $4.6M | −0.3% | |
| Bennett County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 10.9 | $2.7M | −2.6% | |
| Hand County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.7% | |
| Stanley County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 7.8 | $5M | +1.8% | |
| Perkins County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 7.6 | $4.9M | +0.9% | |
| Douglas County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% | |
| Jackson County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.7% | |
| Aurora County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.6% | |
| Potter County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 9.4 | $3.9M | −3.8% | |
| Sanborn County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.5% | |
| Ziebach County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Miner County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.8% | |
| McPherson County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 10.9 | $3.4M | −2.2% | |
| Faulk County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 11.6 | $3.1M | +2.4% | |
| Mellette County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +11.5% | |
| Buffalo County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.8% | |
| Jerauld County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 12.7 | $2.9M | +0.6% | |
| Haakon County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.6% | |
| Campbell County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Sully County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% | |
| Hyde County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.6% | |
| Harding County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 20.1 | $2M | +2.2% | |
| Jones County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 29.2 | $1.2M | −1.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in South Dakota?
South Dakota has 251 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 68 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 275 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 41.0% from 2019. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Another 28 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in South Dakota spend on food away from home?
About $1.4B a year, or $3,849 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 251 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $5.6M 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 365,544 households in South Dakota and national spending patterns by income.
How does South Dakota compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
South Dakota has 6.9 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $5.6M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, South Dakota would have about 340, against 251 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,329 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 41.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
Which market in South Dakota has the highest market score for bakeries and dessert shops?
Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in South Dakota, the Sioux Falls metro area scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Among 7 scored small-town markets in or partly in South Dakota, the Brookings area scores highest, at 81 (high). Among 11 scored counties in South Dakota, Brookings County scores highest, at 78 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. South Dakota scores 67 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #8 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in South Dakota. It maps the bakeries and dessert shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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