Food and drink · County · South Dakota
Bakeries and dessert shops in Minnehaha County, SD
The bakeries and dessert shops in Minnehaha County, SD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #472 of 1,889 scored counties
#8 of 11 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 67
- 27 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 68
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +54.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $336.5M
- On food away from home · $3,968 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 212,691
- +7.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 67 bakeries and dessert shops in Minnehaha County. Of those, 27 are chain locations, or 40%, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 7.9 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Households in Minnehaha County spend about $336.5M a year on food away from home, or $3,968 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 21% 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.
Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Minnehaha County in 2023, up 54.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,247 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. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Minnehaha County.
Population estimates show Minnehaha County grew 7.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Minnehaha County is 62 (upper middle), #472 of 1,889 scored counties and #8 of 11 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Minnehaha 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 | Minnehaha County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 6.9 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $5.6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,247 | 1,329 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +54.6% | +41.0% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,968 | $3,849 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $76,880 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 44 → 68All snack bars and retail bakeries · +54.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 872
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6727 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 81The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Minnehaha 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 Minnehaha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 212,691+7.6% since 2020
- Households
- 84,814
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 807 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 252
- Median household income
- $76,880+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,921
- Median home value
- $287,600
- Jobs located here
- 135,684
- Daytime population
- 228,682Residents 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 Minnehaha 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 Minnehaha County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes55
- Sit-down restaurants64
- Fast food and sandwich shops52
- Pizza51
- Coffee shops and cafes53
- Bakeries and dessert shops62
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Minnehaha County, SD?
Minnehaha County has 67 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 27 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 54.6% from 2019. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Minnehaha County, SD spend on food away from home?
About $336.5M a year, or $3,968 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $5M 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 84,814 households in Minnehaha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Minnehaha County, SD compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Minnehaha County has 7.9 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $5M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Minnehaha County would have about 81, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,247 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 54.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Minnehaha County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Minnehaha County at 212,691 people in 2025, up 7.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,814 households. Median household income in Minnehaha County is $76,880, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.5%, 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. Minnehaha County scores 62 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #472 of 1,889 scored counties.
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