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Bakeries and dessert shops in Custer County, SD
The bakeries and dessert shops in Custer 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
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $17.8M
- On food away from home · $3,996 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 9,431
- +13.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 bakeries and dessert shops in Custer County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 11.2 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Households in Custer County spend about $17.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,996 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 14% below 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 Custer County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 742 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.
Population estimates show Custer County grew 13.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Custer 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 | Custer County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 6.9 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $5.6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 742 | 1,329 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +41.0% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,996 | $3,849 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $84,112 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 6All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $675K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Custer 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 Custer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,431+13.2% since 2020
- Households
- 4,451
- Median age
- 57.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 1,557 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $84,112
- Average household income
- $110,413
- Median home value
- $372,100
- Jobs located here
- 2,110
- Daytime population
- 7,755Residents 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 Custer 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 |
| Custer County, SD | Not scored | 5 | 11.2 | $3.6M | +13.2% |
Other business types in Custer County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes
- Sit-down restaurants
- Fast food and sandwich shops
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Custer County, SD?
Custer County has 5 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 6 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.
How much do households in Custer County, SD spend on food away from home?
About $17.8M a year, or $3,996 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 4,451 households in Custer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Custer County, SD compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Custer County has 11.2 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.6M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Custer County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 742 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Custer County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Custer County at 9,431 people in 2025, up 13.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,451 households. Median household income in Custer County is $84,112, 4% above 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.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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