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Bakeries and dessert shops in Brown County, SD
The bakeries and dessert shops in Brown County, SD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #435 of 1,889 scored counties
#5 of 11 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 8
- 3 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $60.8M
- On food away from home · $3,733 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.6M
- 83% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,561
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 bakeries and dessert shops in Brown County. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 4.9 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Households in Brown County spend about $60.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,733 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $7.6M per shop, 83% 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 Brown County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 2,036 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. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $333K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Brown County.
Population estimates show Brown County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For bakeries and dessert shops, Brown County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #435 of 1,889 scored counties and #5 of 11 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Brown County compares
The same measures for South Dakota 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 | Brown County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 6.9 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $7.6M | $5.6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 2,036 | 1,329 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +41.0% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,733 | $3,849 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $70,898 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 8All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 122
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 83 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $333K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Brown 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 Brown County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,561−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 16,285
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,713 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $70,898+21.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,772
- Median home value
- $221,100
- Jobs located here
- 19,972
- Daytime population
- 38,336Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Brown County marked.
Top counties in South Dakota
| 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 |
Other business types in Brown County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes53
- Sit-down restaurants57
- Fast food and sandwich shops46
- Pizza38
- Coffee shops and cafes54
- Bakeries and dessert shops63
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 Brown County, SD?
There are 8 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Brown County as of September 2026. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 8 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 list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Brown County, SD spend on food away from home?
About $60.8M a year, or $3,733 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $7.6M 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 16,285 households in Brown County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brown County, SD compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Brown County has 4.9 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $7.6M, 83% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Brown County would have about 15, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,036 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Brown County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Brown County at 37,561 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,285 households. Median household income in Brown County is $70,898, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.8%, 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. Brown County scores 63 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #435 of 1,889 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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