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Bakeries and dessert shops in Charles Mix County, SD

The bakeries and dessert shops in Charles Mix County, SD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$10.8M
On food away from home · $3,572 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.2
35% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,303
−0.5% 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

Households in Charles Mix County spend about $10.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,572 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $2.7M per shop, 35% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

There are 4 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Charles Mix County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.2, 35% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Charles Mix County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 758 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Charles Mix County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Charles Mix 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.

Bakeries and dessert shops in Charles Mix County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureCharles Mix CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.26.99.8
Spending per listing$2.7M$5.6M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)7581,3291,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+41.0%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,572$3,849$4,070
Median household income$64,038$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored67

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$506K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Charles Mix 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 Charles Mix County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,303−0.5% since 2020
Households
3,032
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,097 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$64,038
Average household income
$84,687
Median home value
$170,600
Jobs located here
3,366
Daytime population
9,404Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across South Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Charles Mix County marked.

Top counties in South Dakota

Counties in South Dakota ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Brookings County, SD7885.8$6.5M+9.6%#113 of 1,889
2Lincoln County, SD75176.1$7.4M+17.5%#159 of 1,889
3Union County, SD7356.8$6.3M+3.3%#202 of 1,889
4Codington County, SD6764.8$7.6M+4.3%#324 of 1,889
5Brown County, SD6384.9$7.6M−1.7%#435 of 1,889
6Hughes County, SD6356.9$5.8M−0.9%#445 of 1,889
7Lawrence County, SD6275.8$6.4M+14.0%#463 of 1,889
8Minnehaha County, SD62677.9$5M+7.6%#472 of 1,889
9Beadle County, SD5556.6$5.4M+2.4%#728 of 1,889
10Pennington County, SD50429.1$4.2M+6.6%#931 of 1,889
Charles Mix County, SDNot scored413.2$2.7M−0.5%

Other business types in Charles Mix County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Charles Mix County, SD?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 bakeries and dessert shops in Charles Mix County. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 4 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.

How much do households in Charles Mix County, SD spend on food away from home?

About $10.8M a year, or $3,572 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 3,032 households in Charles Mix County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Charles Mix County, SD compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?

Charles Mix County has 13.2 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Charles Mix County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 758 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Charles Mix County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Charles Mix County at 9,303 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,032 households. The median household income in Charles Mix County is $64,038 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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