Food and drink · County · South Dakota
Bakeries and dessert shops in Lawrence County, SD
How Lawrence County, SD 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #463 of 1,889 scored counties
#7 of 11 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $44.6M
- On food away from home · $3,698 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.4M
- 54% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,459
- +14.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Lawrence County comes to about $44.6M a year: $3,698 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.4M per shop, 54% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
There are 7 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Lawrence County as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That is 5.8 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Lawrence County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 804 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 4 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $320K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Lawrence County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lawrence County grew 14.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For bakeries and dessert shops, Lawrence County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #463 of 1,889 scored counties and #7 of 11 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lawrence 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 | Lawrence County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 6.9 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $6.4M | $5.6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 804 | 1,329 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +41.0% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,698 | $3,849 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $73,384 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 15All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 118
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $320K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,459+14.0% since 2020
- Households
- 12,054
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 800 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $73,384+39.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,174
- Median home value
- $346,500
- Jobs located here
- 13,155
- Daytime population
- 27,824Residents 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes35
- Sit-down restaurants37
- Fast food and sandwich shops55
- Pizza55
- Coffee shops and cafes35
- Bakeries and dessert shops62
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 Lawrence County, SD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 bakeries and dessert shops in Lawrence County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 15 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 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lawrence County, SD spend on food away from home?
About $44.6M a year, or $3,698 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $6.4M 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 12,054 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lawrence County, SD compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Lawrence County has 5.8 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $6.4M, 54% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 11, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 804 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Lawrence County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Lawrence County at 29,459 people in 2025, up 14.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,054 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $73,384 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.4% 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. Lawrence County scores 62 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #463 of 1,889 scored counties.
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