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Bakeries and dessert shops in the Tullahoma-Manchester, TN area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in the Tullahoma-Manchester, TN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #189 of 507 scored small-town markets
#8 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee

Listings
18
5 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments
15
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$84.4M
On food away from home · $3,268 a household
Spending per listing
$4.7M
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.0
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
69,339
+7.3% 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 18 bakeries and dessert shops in the Tullahoma-Manchester area. 5 of them (28%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.0, 29% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

At $3,268 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in the Tullahoma-Manchester area spend about $84.4M a year on food away from home. Spread across 18 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $4.7M per shop, 13% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in the Tullahoma-Manchester area classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 1,722 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.

Population estimates show the Tullahoma-Manchester area grew 7.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in the Tullahoma-Manchester area is 56 (upper middle), #189 of 507 scored small-town markets and #8 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee.

How the Tullahoma-Manchester area 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 Tullahoma-Manchester, TN area compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureTullahoma-Manchester areaTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.08.29.8
Spending per listing$4.7M$4.5M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)1,7221,7401,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+60.1%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.3%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,268$3,670$4,070
Median household income$62,285$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5656

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
104
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
185 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 the Tullahoma-Manchester area, 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 the Tullahoma-Manchester area

Population, 2025 estimate
69,339+7.3% since 2020
Households
25,836
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
558 sq. mi.
People per square mile
119
Median household income
$62,285
Average household income
$77,589
Median home value
$251,500
Jobs located here
28,313
Daytime population
67,636Residents 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 small-town markets in Tennessee for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Tullahoma-Manchester area marked.

Top small-town markets in Tennessee

Small-town markets in Tennessee ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Shelbyville, TN77136.7$5.2M+9.7%#24 of 507
2Fayetteville, TN74106.7$5.1M+4.3%#36 of 507
3Greeneville, TN73134.6$6.9M+5.0%#37 of 507
4Athens, TN73145.3$6.3M+8.2%#38 of 507
5Crossville, TN72155.3$6M+8.0%#44 of 507
6Winchester, TN66116.3$5.4M+6.4%#83 of 507
7Newport, TN6574.5$6.4M+5.1%#91 of 507
8Tullahoma-Manchester, TN56187.0$4.7M+7.3%#189 of 507
9Paris, TN53107.4$4.1M+2.3%#225 of 507
10Lawrenceburg, TN52148.2$3.9M+6.2%#235 of 507

Other business types in the Tullahoma-Manchester area

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

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in the Tullahoma-Manchester, TN area?

There are 18 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in the Tullahoma-Manchester area as of September 2026. 5 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops.

How much do households in the Tullahoma-Manchester, TN area spend on food away from home?

About $84.4M a year, or $3,268 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 25,836 households in the Tullahoma-Manchester area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Tullahoma-Manchester, TN area compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?

The Tullahoma-Manchester area has 7.0 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.7M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, the Tullahoma-Manchester area would have about 20, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,722 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is the Tullahoma-Manchester, TN area growing?

Population estimates put the Tullahoma-Manchester area at 69,339 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,836 households. Median household income in the Tullahoma-Manchester area is $62,285, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Tullahoma-Manchester area scores 56 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #189 of 507 scored small-town markets.

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