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Bakeries and dessert shops in Greene County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Greene County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #233 of 1,889 scored counties
#11 of 61 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 13
- 5 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $90M
- On food away from home · $3,169 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.9M
- 67% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 73,831
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,169 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Greene County spend about $90M a year on food away from home. That is about $6.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 67% 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 13 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Greene County as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 38%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 53% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Greene County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 3,156 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 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Greene County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Greene County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #233 of 1,889 scored counties and #11 of 61 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Greene County compares
The same measures for Tennessee 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 | Greene County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 8.2 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $6.9M | $4.5M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 3,156 | 1,740 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +60.1% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,169 | $3,670 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $56,194 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 9All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 68
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $946K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 135 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Greene 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 Greene County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 73,831+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 28,400
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 622 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $56,194+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,662
- Median home value
- $207,500
- Jobs located here
- 24,988
- Daytime population
- 68,418Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Greene County marked.
Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayette County, TN | 93 | 5 | 2.9 | $13.8M | +7.7% | #5 of 1,889 |
| 2Roane County, TN | 86 | 8 | 3.5 | $10.3M | +7.0% | #33 of 1,889 |
| 3Cheatham County, TN | 84 | 5 | 3.1 | $12.9M | +4.1% | #54 of 1,889 |
| 4Jefferson County, TN | 82 | 10 | 4.6 | $7.6M | +9.3% | #69 of 1,889 |
| 5Loudon County, TN | 81 | 14 | 5.8 | $6.8M | +15.6% | #75 of 1,889 |
| 6Robertson County, TN | 78 | 16 | 5.7 | $6.8M | +9.9% | #109 of 1,889 |
| 7Sumner County, TN | 78 | 51 | 6.5 | $6.4M | +9.2% | #114 of 1,889 |
| 8Hawkins County, TN | 77 | 8 | 3.4 | $9.3M | +5.0% | #123 of 1,889 |
| 9Giles County, TN | 74 | 7 | 5.8 | $6M | +3.6% | #185 of 1,889 |
| 10Bedford County, TN | 74 | 13 | 6.7 | $5.2M | +9.7% | #193 of 1,889 |
| 11Greene County, TN | 71 | 13 | 4.6 | $6.9M | +5.0% | #233 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Greene County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes54
- Sit-down restaurants56
- Fast food and sandwich shops30
- Pizza39
- Coffee shops and cafes64
- Bakeries and dessert shops71
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Greene County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 bakeries and dessert shops in Greene County. 5 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 9 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 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Greene County, TN spend on food away from home?
About $90M a year, or $3,169 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $6.9M 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 28,400 households in Greene County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Greene County, TN compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Greene County has 4.6 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $6.9M, 67% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Greene County would have about 22, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,156 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Greene County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Greene County at 73,831 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,400 households. The median household income in Greene County is $56,194 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% 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. Greene County scores 71 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #233 of 1,889 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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