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Bakeries and dessert shops in McPherson County, SD

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in McPherson County, SD, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.4M
On food away from home · $3,709 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
10.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
2,347
−2.2% 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 McPherson County spend about $3.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,709 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

There is 1 bakery or dessert shop on map listings in McPherson County as of September 2026. That is 10.9 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack bars and retail bakeries in McPherson County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in McPherson County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.2%, 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 McPherson 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 McPherson County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureMcPherson CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.96.99.8
Spending per listing$3.4M$5.6M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)n/a1,3291,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+41.0%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,709$3,849$4,070
Median household income$66,906$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored67

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 McPherson 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 McPherson County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,347−2.2% since 2020
Households
915
Median age
51.1
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
1,137 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$66,906
Average household income
$106,329
Median home value
$85,600
Jobs located here
543
Daytime population
1,893Residents 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 McPherson 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
McPherson County, SDNot scored110.9$3.4M−2.2%

Other business types in McPherson 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 McPherson County, SD?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 bakery or dessert shop in McPherson County. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in McPherson County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $3.4M a year, or $3,709 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 bakery or dessert shop on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 915 households in McPherson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

McPherson County has 1 bakery or dessert shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending.

How fast is McPherson County, SD growing?

Population estimates put McPherson County at 2,347 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 915 households. The median household income in McPherson County is $66,906 a year, 17% 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.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for bakeries and dessert shops · All 56 business types in McPherson County

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