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Bakeries and dessert shops in Hawkins County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #123 of 1,889 scored counties
#8 of 61 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$74.7M
On food away from home · $3,171 a household
Spending per listing
$9.3M
2.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
65% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
59,559
+5.0% 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

For bakeries and dessert shops, Hawkins County has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #123 of 1,889 scored counties and #8 of 61 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for bakeries and dessert shops.

Household spending on food away from home in Hawkins County comes to about $74.7M a year: $3,171 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $9.3M per shop, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

There are 8 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Hawkins County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Hawkins County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 7,856 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. Population estimates show Hawkins County grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Hawkins 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.

Bakeries and dessert shops in Hawkins County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureHawkins CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.48.29.8
Spending per listing$9.3M$4.5M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)7,8561,7401,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+60.1%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.0%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,171$3,670$4,070
Median household income$56,936$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score7756

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
17
Annual payroll, 2023
$222K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Hawkins 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 Hawkins County

Population, 2025 estimate
59,559+5.0% since 2020
Households
23,567
Median age
45.7
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
487 sq. mi.
People per square mile
119
Median household income
$56,936+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,222
Median home value
$176,300
Jobs located here
12,518
Daytime population
48,388Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Hawkins County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fayette County, TN9352.9$13.8M+7.7%#5 of 1,889
2Roane County, TN8683.5$10.3M+7.0%#33 of 1,889
3Cheatham County, TN8453.1$12.9M+4.1%#54 of 1,889
4Jefferson County, TN82104.6$7.6M+9.3%#69 of 1,889
5Loudon County, TN81145.8$6.8M+15.6%#75 of 1,889
6Robertson County, TN78165.7$6.8M+9.9%#109 of 1,889
7Sumner County, TN78516.5$6.4M+9.2%#114 of 1,889
8Hawkins County, TN7783.4$9.3M+5.0%#123 of 1,889
9Giles County, TN7475.8$6M+3.6%#185 of 1,889
10Bedford County, TN74136.7$5.2M+9.7%#193 of 1,889

Other business types in Hawkins County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Hawkins County, TN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 bakeries and dessert shops in Hawkins County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 3 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.

How much do households in Hawkins County, TN spend on food away from home?

About $74.7M a year, or $3,171 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $9.3M 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 23,567 households in Hawkins County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hawkins County has 3.4 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $9.3M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Hawkins County would have about 18, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,856 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Hawkins County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Hawkins County at 59,559 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,567 households. The median household income in Hawkins County is $56,936 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. Hawkins County scores 77 for bakeries and dessert shops (high), #123 of 1,889 scored counties.

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 Hawkins County

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