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Bakeries and dessert shops in Scott County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #949 of 1,889 scored counties
#41 of 61 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$24.4M
On food away from home · $2,786 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
42% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,671
+3.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 bakeries and dessert shops in Scott County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.7, 42% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

At $2,786 per household (32% below the U.S. average), households in Scott County spend about $24.4M a year on food away from home. That works out to $4.9M per shop, 18% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Scott County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Scott County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Scott County is 49 (lower middle), #949 of 1,889 scored counties and #41 of 61 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Scott 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 Scott County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureScott CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.78.29.8
Spending per listing$4.9M$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+3.6%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,786$3,670$4,070
Median household income$44,711$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score4956

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
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Scott 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 Scott County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,671+3.6% since 2020
Households
8,755
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
532 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$44,711+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$58,520
Median home value
$124,900
Jobs located here
6,001
Daytime population
19,252Residents 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 Scott 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
41Scott County, TN4955.7$4.9M+3.6%#949 of 1,889

Other business types in Scott County

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

Questions

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

There are 5 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Scott County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in Scott County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $24.4M a year, or $2,786 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 8,755 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Scott County has 5.7 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.9M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Scott County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Scott County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Scott County at 22,671 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,755 households. Median household income in Scott County is $44,711, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.0%, 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. Scott County scores 49 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #949 of 1,889 scored counties.

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

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