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Bakeries and dessert shops in Lewis County, TN

The bakeries and dessert shops in Lewis County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$17M
On food away from home · $3,164 a household
Spending per listing
$17M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
13,487
+7.0% since 2020

See the bakeries and dessert shops around any address in Lewis County

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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

At $3,164 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Lewis County spend about $17M a year on food away from home. That is about $17M of household spending for each shop on map listings. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

Lewis County has 1 bakery or dessert shop on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack bars and retail bakeries in Lewis County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lewis County grew 7.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 bakery or dessert shop on map listings, Lewis County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lewis 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 Lewis County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureLewis CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.98.29.8
Spending per listing$17M$4.5M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)n/a1,7401,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+60.1%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.0%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,164$3,670$4,070
Median household income$56,285$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored56

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
3All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Lewis 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 Lewis County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,487+7.0% since 2020
Households
5,387
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
282 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$56,285+51.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,653
Median home value
$173,400
Jobs located here
3,060
Daytime population
10,974Residents 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 Lewis 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
Lewis County, TNNot scored11.9$17M+7.0%

Other business types in Lewis County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 bakery or dessert shop in Lewis 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 Lewis County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $17M a year, or $3,164 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 bakery or dessert shop on map listings, it comes to $17M 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 5,387 households in Lewis County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lewis County has 1 bakery or dessert shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Lewis County would have about 4, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Lewis County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Lewis County at 13,487 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,387 households. The median household income in Lewis County is $56,285 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 51.0% 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. Lewis County has no market score for bakeries and dessert shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lewis County. It maps the bakeries and dessert shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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