Market rankings · Texas
Bakeries and dessert shops in Texas
Markets across Texas ranked by the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 12,992
- 4,679 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 8,237
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +37.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $43.6B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- 20% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #34 of 51
- Market score 45 · Lower middle
A site report maps the bakeries and dessert shops on map listings around any address in Texas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12,992 bakeries and dessert shops in Texas. 4,679 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That is 11.8 per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Household spending on food away from home in Texas comes to about $43.6B a year: $3,970 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 19% below 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 8,237 businesses with payroll in Texas classed as snack bars and retail bakeries, up 37.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,335 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 24.6% over the same years. The official count takes in all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops: coffee shops and cafes are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 554 SBA-backed loans worth $310.7M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Texas.
Among the 50 states and DC, Texas ranks #34 for bakeries and dessert shops, with a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle). Of the 26 scored metro areas in or partly in Texas, the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro area scores highest (65). Of the 39 scored small-town markets in or partly in Texas, the Bonham area scores highest (70).
Every market in Texas for bakeries and dessert shops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Texas, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 65 | 978 | 9.9 | $4.6M | +14.0% | #76 of 387 |
| 2San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 49 | 1,039 | 10.7 | $3.6M | +9.5% | #207 of 387 |
| 3Midland, TX | 48 | 84 | 12.1 | $3.6M | +9.8% | #217 of 387 |
| 4Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 48 | 3,592 | 12.4 | $3.5M | +10.6% | #218 of 387 |
| 5Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 47 | 3,230 | 12.1 | $3.4M | +10.3% | #229 of 387 |
| 6Killeen-Temple, TX | 46 | 157 | 8.8 | $4M | +7.2% | #238 of 387 |
| 7Sherman-Denison, TX | 44 | 65 | 11.8 | $3.2M | +12.8% | #255 of 387 |
| 8Odessa, TX | 43 | 69 | 10.7 | $3.5M | +5.0% | #261 of 387 |
| 9Corpus Christi, TX | 37 | 166 | 9.8 | $3.7M | +1.1% | #295 of 387 |
| 10College Station-Bryan, TX | 36 | 110 | 10.4 | $3.4M | +6.9% | #306 of 387 |
| 11Victoria, TX | 35 | 44 | 11.7 | $3M | +1.6% | #312 of 387 |
| 12Amarillo, TX | 33 | 109 | 10.6 | $3.5M | +2.7% | #319 of 387 |
| 13Lubbock, TX | 32 | 150 | 10.7 | $3.3M | +4.6% | #328 of 387 |
| 14Tyler, TX | 32 | 106 | 12.8 | $3M | +7.8% | #332 of 387 |
| 15McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 30 | 426 | 15.8 | $2M | +5.6% | #343 of 387 |
| 16Longview, TX | 29 | 139 | 12.8 | $2.7M | +3.8% | #352 of 387 |
| 17Wichita Falls, TX | 28 | 60 | 10.6 | $3.3M | +0.7% | #356 of 387 |
| 18Texarkana, TX-AR | 28 | 80 | 14.2 | $2.3M | −0.4% | #358 of 387 |
| 19Waco, TX | 27 | 133 | 12.0 | $3M | +4.2% | #361 of 387 |
| 20Abilene, TX | 27 | 93 | 14.1 | $2.5M | +4.8% | #362 of 387 |
| 21San Angelo, TX | 23 | 53 | 11.2 | $3.1M | +0.3% | #371 of 387 |
| 22Laredo, TX | 23 | 125 | 15.4 | $2.2M | +5.2% | #372 of 387 |
| 23El Paso, TX | 21 | 324 | 10.8 | $3.1M | +1.3% | #375 of 387 |
| 24Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 21 | 179 | 12.9 | $2.4M | +3.0% | #376 of 387 |
| 25Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 20 | 202 | 13.5 | $2.6M | +0.5% | #378 of 387 |
| 26Eagle Pass, TX | 18 | 21 | 11.6 | $2.6M | +1.7% | #382 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bonham, TX | 70 | 12 | 9.4 | $3.9M | +9.2% | #58 of 507 |
| 2Sulphur Springs, TX | 68 | 11 | 7.9 | $4.6M | +6.1% | #72 of 507 |
| 3Big Spring, TX | 60 | 8 | 6.6 | $5.5M | −12.4% | #142 of 507 |
| 4El Campo, TX | 60 | 16 | 10.1 | $3.6M | +1.2% | #152 of 507 |
| 5Port Lavaca, TX | 56 | 7 | 8.1 | $4.8M | −2.3% | #188 of 507 |
| 6Brenham, TX | 56 | 22 | 14.2 | $2.7M | +7.0% | #195 of 507 |
| 7Del Rio, TX | 55 | 11 | 6.5 | $5.1M | +0.5% | #203 of 507 |
| 8Granbury, TX | 54 | 30 | 11.8 | $3.5M | +13.6% | #216 of 507 |
| 9Brownwood, TX | 53 | 11 | 7.3 | $4.4M | +1.7% | #223 of 507 |
| 10Athens, TX | 50 | 38 | 11.3 | $3.1M | +7.5% | #263 of 507 |
| 11Gainesville, TX | 50 | 24 | 14.5 | $2.6M | +6.5% | #264 of 507 |
| 12Corsicana, TX | 50 | 25 | 13.1 | $2.6M | +8.2% | #265 of 507 |
| 13Kerrville, TX | 47 | 22 | 9.7 | $3.8M | +2.5% | #286 of 507 |
| 14Bay City, TX | 47 | 15 | 9.7 | $3.5M | +0.5% | #289 of 507 |
| 15Rio Grande City-Roma, TX | 45 | 15 | 7.8 | $3.5M | +0.7% | #306 of 507 |
| 16Huntsville, TX | 45 | 23 | 8.8 | $3.5M | +9.5% | #307 of 507 |
| 17Jacksonville, TX | 44 | 20 | 11.0 | $3.1M | +5.4% | #321 of 507 |
| 18Fredericksburg, TX | 43 | 24 | 20.8 | $1.9M | +6.6% | #330 of 507 |
| 19Mineral Wells, TX | 42 | 18 | 16.0 | $2.2M | +8.2% | #343 of 507 |
| 20Kingsville, TX | 38 | 9 | 7.6 | $4.3M | −2.2% | #377 of 507 |
| 21Andrews, TX | 38 | 10 | 14.6 | $2.6M | +1.6% | #382 of 507 |
| 22Mount Pleasant, TX | 37 | 30 | 14.4 | $2.3M | +2.5% | #396 of 507 |
| 23Paris, TX | 36 | 33 | 13.2 | $2.5M | +2.6% | #404 of 507 |
| 24Palestine, TX | 36 | 29 | 16.5 | $2M | +3.2% | #406 of 507 |
| 25Beeville, TX | 35 | 8 | 9.1 | $3.5M | +4.7% | #408 of 507 |
Show all 41 small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Dumas, TX | 34 | 13 | 18.2 | $1.8M | +3.0% | #423 of 507 |
| 27Alice, TX | 33 | 17 | 10.5 | $3.1M | −1.3% | #428 of 507 |
| 28Stephenville, TX | 33 | 20 | 11.9 | $2.9M | +2.8% | #429 of 507 |
| 29Lufkin, TX | 29 | 48 | 14.9 | $2.2M | +1.9% | #457 of 507 |
| 30Snyder, TX | 28 | 7 | 11.9 | $2.9M | −4.5% | #461 of 507 |
| 31Nacogdoches, TX | 28 | 28 | 11.1 | $2.9M | +2.2% | #462 of 507 |
| 32Borger, TX | 26 | 8 | 11.4 | $3.1M | −4.5% | #469 of 507 |
| 33Uvalde, TX | 26 | 12 | 14.3 | $2.2M | +1.6% | #474 of 507 |
| 34Pampa, TX | 25 | 8 | 9.6 | $3.5M | −1.1% | #477 of 507 |
| 35Sweetwater, TX | 24 | 6 | 10.2 | $3.2M | −4.1% | #484 of 507 |
| 36Plainview, TX | 23 | 14 | 10.8 | $2.9M | −3.0% | #490 of 507 |
| 37Hereford, TX | 22 | 7 | 11.6 | $2.9M | +0.5% | #492 of 507 |
| 38Town of Pecos, TX | 14 | 6 | 14.2 | $2.4M | −17.8% | #504 of 507 |
| 39Zapata, TX | 8 | 9 | 19.7 | $1.4M | −0.9% | #507 of 507 |
| Raymondville, TX | Not scored | 4 | 7.0 | $4.4M | −0.8% | |
| Vernon, TX | Not scored | 3 | 6.3 | $4.9M | −2.8% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waller County, TX | 90 | 12 | 6.5 | $6.3M | +21.9% | #17 of 1,889 |
| 2Guadalupe County, TX | 80 | 41 | 6.3 | $6.7M | +15.8% | #86 of 1,889 |
| 3Bastrop County, TX | 78 | 27 | 7.3 | $5.5M | +21.3% | #118 of 1,889 |
| 4Medina County, TX | 76 | 11 | 6.2 | $6.2M | +11.4% | #144 of 1,889 |
| 5Llano County, TX | 74 | 8 | 7.4 | $5.1M | +9.5% | #195 of 1,889 |
| 6Wilson County, TX | 73 | 15 | 8.2 | $5.1M | +12.2% | #210 of 1,889 |
| 7San Jacinto County, TX | 71 | 6 | 5.5 | $6.2M | +7.1% | #240 of 1,889 |
| 8Coryell County, TX | 68 | 17 | 6.3 | $5.6M | +3.0% | #316 of 1,889 |
| 9Aransas County, TX | 67 | 9 | 7.2 | $5M | +9.3% | #342 of 1,889 |
| 10Fannin County, TX | 65 | 12 | 9.4 | $3.9M | +9.2% | #404 of 1,889 |
| 11Travis County, TX | 64 | 534 | 9.1 | $5M | +7.2% | #424 of 1,889 |
| 12Parker County, TX | 64 | 58 | 10.3 | $4.4M | +23.5% | #427 of 1,889 |
| 13Hopkins County, TX | 63 | 11 | 7.9 | $4.6M | +6.1% | #455 of 1,889 |
| 14Bosque County, TX | 62 | 5 | 6.7 | $5.3M | +3.6% | #468 of 1,889 |
| 15Harrison County, TX | 62 | 20 | 7.6 | $4.5M | +4.6% | #484 of 1,889 |
| 16Williamson County, TX | 62 | 272 | 10.8 | $4.4M | +22.3% | #485 of 1,889 |
| 17Lampasas County, TX | 61 | 8 | 9.5 | $4.2M | +9.0% | #526 of 1,889 |
| 18Burleson County, TX | 60 | 7 | 8.9 | $4.1M | +16.2% | #559 of 1,889 |
| 19Atascosa County, TX | 60 | 16 | 9.5 | $3.7M | +8.7% | #561 of 1,889 |
| 20Ellis County, TX | 59 | 80 | 11.1 | $3.9M | +24.0% | #592 of 1,889 |
| 21Montgomery County, TX | 59 | 294 | 11.9 | $3.8M | +24.9% | #594 of 1,889 |
| 22Chambers County, TX | 59 | 31 | 18.0 | $2.5M | +22.6% | #596 of 1,889 |
| 23Howard County, TX | 58 | 8 | 6.6 | $5.5M | −12.4% | #610 of 1,889 |
| 24Polk County, TX | 58 | 15 | 7.7 | $4.4M | +5.9% | #623 of 1,889 |
| 25Denton County, TX | 58 | 417 | 11.6 | $4.2M | +16.9% | #629 of 1,889 |
Show all 254 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Freestone County, TX | 57 | 6 | 8.5 | $4.1M | +7.1% | #668 of 1,889 |
| 27Fort Bend County, TX | 57 | 362 | 12.4 | $3.9M | +17.4% | #671 of 1,889 |
| 28Hunt County, TX | 57 | 39 | 10.1 | $3.6M | +23.0% | #674 of 1,889 |
| 29Randall County, TX | 56 | 53 | 9.3 | $4.3M | +7.9% | #706 of 1,889 |
| 30Austin County, TX | 56 | 13 | 10.7 | $3.6M | +11.6% | #713 of 1,889 |
| 31Kaufman County, TX | 56 | 60 | 11.8 | $3.5M | +42.2% | #714 of 1,889 |
| 32Grimes County, TX | 56 | 11 | 10.7 | $3.3M | +16.3% | #716 of 1,889 |
| 33Collin County, TX | 55 | 542 | 13.0 | $3.9M | +20.6% | #754 of 1,889 |
| 34Rusk County, TX | 55 | 17 | 9.4 | $3.8M | +5.0% | #755 of 1,889 |
| 35Liberty County, TX | 55 | 35 | 11.2 | $3.2M | +31.3% | #759 of 1,889 |
| 36San Patricio County, TX | 54 | 22 | 8.7 | $4.2M | +4.7% | #791 of 1,889 |
| 37Robertson County, TX | 54 | 6 | 9.0 | $4M | +6.4% | #794 of 1,889 |
| 38Comal County, TX | 54 | 85 | 11.9 | $3.8M | +27.9% | #795 of 1,889 |
| 39Wharton County, TX | 54 | 16 | 10.1 | $3.6M | +1.2% | #798 of 1,889 |
| 40Wise County, TX | 54 | 31 | 12.3 | $3.4M | +21.5% | #801 of 1,889 |
| 41Calhoun County, TX | 53 | 7 | 8.1 | $4.8M | −2.3% | #816 of 1,889 |
| 42Kendall County, TX | 53 | 22 | 12.4 | $3.9M | +19.6% | #832 of 1,889 |
| 43Brazoria County, TX | 53 | 159 | 11.9 | $3.7M | +12.2% | #833 of 1,889 |
| 44Hockley County, TX | 52 | 5 | 6.3 | $5.6M | +0.5% | #844 of 1,889 |
| 45Val Verde County, TX | 52 | 11 | 6.5 | $5.1M | +0.5% | #847 of 1,889 |
| 46Rockwall County, TX | 52 | 59 | 14.3 | $3.6M | +28.9% | #871 of 1,889 |
| 47Hays County, TX | 52 | 125 | 12.5 | $3.4M | +24.8% | #872 of 1,889 |
| 48Washington County, TX | 52 | 22 | 14.2 | $2.7M | +7.0% | #874 of 1,889 |
| 49Jackson County, TX | 51 | 5 | 8.3 | $4.3M | +2.6% | #896 of 1,889 |
| 50Hood County, TX | 51 | 30 | 11.8 | $3.5M | +13.6% | #908 of 1,889 |
| 51Upshur County, TX | 51 | 16 | 10.3 | $3.4M | +8.2% | #909 of 1,889 |
| 52Midland County, TX | 50 | 81 | 12.0 | $3.6M | +10.0% | #939 of 1,889 |
| 53Rains County, TX | 50 | 5 | 10.3 | $3.5M | +11.2% | #941 of 1,889 |
| 54Clay County, TX | 50 | 5 | 11.7 | $3.3M | +5.0% | #942 of 1,889 |
| 55Johnson County, TX | 50 | 81 | 12.4 | $3.3M | +20.5% | #943 of 1,889 |
| 56Tyler County, TX | 49 | 5 | 7.0 | $4.6M | +3.1% | #953 of 1,889 |
| 57Brown County, TX | 49 | 11 | 7.3 | $4.4M | +1.7% | #960 of 1,889 |
| 58Hill County, TX | 49 | 13 | 9.4 | $3.6M | +9.8% | #972 of 1,889 |
| 59Van Zandt County, TX | 49 | 30 | 13.2 | $2.7M | +10.7% | #976 of 1,889 |
| 60Cass County, TX | 48 | 7 | 5.9 | $5.4M | +0.7% | #981 of 1,889 |
| 61Lee County, TX | 48 | 8 | 11.5 | $3.3M | +7.0% | #1,014 of 1,889 |
| 62Jasper County, TX | 47 | 11 | 7.9 | $4M | +0.5% | #1,036 of 1,889 |
| 63Blanco County, TX | 47 | 6 | 11.6 | $3.6M | +18.6% | #1,049 of 1,889 |
| 64Bexar County, TX | 47 | 845 | 11.3 | $3.3M | +7.2% | #1,051 of 1,889 |
| 65Galveston County, TX | 47 | 181 | 12.9 | $3.2M | +5.9% | #1,053 of 1,889 |
| 66Grayson County, TX | 47 | 65 | 11.8 | $3.2M | +12.8% | #1,054 of 1,889 |
| 67Henderson County, TX | 47 | 38 | 11.3 | $3.1M | +7.5% | #1,055 of 1,889 |
| 68Navarro County, TX | 47 | 25 | 13.1 | $2.6M | +8.2% | #1,056 of 1,889 |
| 69Bell County, TX | 46 | 132 | 9.3 | $3.8M | +8.0% | #1,085 of 1,889 |
| 70Ector County, TX | 46 | 69 | 10.7 | $3.5M | +5.0% | #1,092 of 1,889 |
| 71Burnet County, TX | 46 | 26 | 12.4 | $3.2M | +15.2% | #1,097 of 1,889 |
| 72Cooke County, TX | 46 | 24 | 14.5 | $2.6M | +6.5% | #1,102 of 1,889 |
| 73Walker County, TX | 45 | 23 | 8.8 | $3.5M | +9.5% | #1,128 of 1,889 |
| 74Montague County, TX | 45 | 9 | 10.5 | $3.3M | +9.6% | #1,130 of 1,889 |
| 75Tarrant County, TX | 45 | 979 | 12.5 | $3.3M | +6.3% | #1,131 of 1,889 |
| 76Harris County, TX | 44 | 2,137 | 12.2 | $3.2M | +6.6% | #1,161 of 1,889 |
| 77Franklin County, TX | 44 | 6 | 15.4 | $2.5M | +6.0% | #1,166 of 1,889 |
| 78Matagorda County, TX | 43 | 15 | 9.7 | $3.5M | +0.5% | #1,195 of 1,889 |
| 79Hardin County, TX | 43 | 26 | 11.7 | $3.3M | +4.2% | #1,199 of 1,889 |
| 80Starr County, TX | 42 | 15 | 7.8 | $3.5M | +0.7% | #1,221 of 1,889 |
| 81Cherokee County, TX | 42 | 20 | 11.0 | $3.1M | +5.4% | #1,228 of 1,889 |
| 82Caldwell County, TX | 42 | 20 | 12.0 | $3M | +20.0% | #1,231 of 1,889 |
| 83Kerr County, TX | 41 | 22 | 9.7 | $3.8M | +2.5% | #1,255 of 1,889 |
| 84Milam County, TX | 41 | 11 | 10.8 | $3.2M | +6.0% | #1,269 of 1,889 |
| 85Lavaca County, TX | 41 | 12 | 14.2 | $2.5M | +1.5% | #1,276 of 1,889 |
| 86Colorado County, TX | 41 | 18 | 22.7 | $1.6M | +3.9% | #1,277 of 1,889 |
| 87Shelby County, TX | 39 | 9 | 9.6 | $3.2M | +1.0% | #1,331 of 1,889 |
| 88Palo Pinto County, TX | 39 | 18 | 16.0 | $2.2M | +8.2% | #1,339 of 1,889 |
| 89Wood County, TX | 39 | 30 | 16.1 | $2.1M | +10.3% | #1,341 of 1,889 |
| 90Fayette County, TX | 39 | 19 | 18.3 | $2.1M | +3.9% | #1,342 of 1,889 |
| 91Gillespie County, TX | 39 | 24 | 20.8 | $1.9M | +6.6% | #1,343 of 1,889 |
| 92Lubbock County, TX | 38 | 134 | 10.6 | $3.3M | +5.6% | #1,369 of 1,889 |
| 93Smith County, TX | 38 | 106 | 12.8 | $3M | +7.8% | #1,377 of 1,889 |
| 94Leon County, TX | 38 | 8 | 11.9 | $2.8M | +7.1% | #1,380 of 1,889 |
| 95Kleberg County, TX | 37 | 9 | 7.6 | $4.3M | −2.2% | #1,390 of 1,889 |
| 96Brazos County, TX | 37 | 97 | 10.6 | $3.3M | +6.2% | #1,411 of 1,889 |
| 97Victoria County, TX | 37 | 41 | 11.8 | $3M | +1.5% | #1,417 of 1,889 |
| 98Gaines County, TX | 37 | 12 | 17.3 | $2.2M | +10.4% | #1,422 of 1,889 |
| 99Nueces County, TX | 36 | 135 | 10.3 | $3.5M | −0.2% | #1,440 of 1,889 |
| 100Dallas County, TX | 36 | 1,246 | 12.7 | $3.1M | +1.9% | #1,447 of 1,889 |
| 101Young County, TX | 35 | 8 | 10.5 | $3.3M | +1.7% | #1,477 of 1,889 |
| 102Anderson County, TX | 34 | 29 | 16.5 | $2M | +3.2% | #1,520 of 1,889 |
| 103Callahan County, TX | 34 | 11 | 21.0 | $1.7M | +5.4% | #1,523 of 1,889 |
| 104Hale County, TX | 33 | 11 | 10.0 | $3.1M | −2.0% | #1,537 of 1,889 |
| 105Jim Wells County, TX | 33 | 14 | 10.5 | $3M | −0.2% | #1,538 of 1,889 |
| 106Jones County, TX | 33 | 7 | 11.8 | $2.8M | +6.1% | #1,545 of 1,889 |
| 107Andrews County, TX | 33 | 10 | 14.6 | $2.6M | +1.6% | #1,547 of 1,889 |
| 108Lamar County, TX | 33 | 29 | 14.5 | $2.4M | +2.7% | #1,550 of 1,889 |
| 109Eastland County, TX | 32 | 10 | 13.8 | $2.3M | +1.9% | #1,575 of 1,889 |
| 110Bee County, TX | 31 | 8 | 9.1 | $3.5M | +4.7% | #1,581 of 1,889 |
| 111Houston County, TX | 31 | 8 | 10.0 | $3.3M | +1.1% | #1,585 of 1,889 |
| 112Orange County, TX | 31 | 41 | 12.6 | $3M | +1.8% | #1,592 of 1,889 |
| 113Taylor County, TX | 31 | 75 | 13.7 | $2.6M | +4.6% | #1,598 of 1,889 |
| 114Gonzales County, TX | 31 | 10 | 12.6 | $2.5M | +2.5% | #1,600 of 1,889 |
| 115Hidalgo County, TX | 31 | 426 | 15.8 | $2M | +5.6% | #1,605 of 1,889 |
| 116Tom Green County, TX | 30 | 52 | 11.1 | $3.2M | +0.4% | #1,617 of 1,889 |
| 117McLennan County, TX | 30 | 127 | 13.0 | $2.8M | +4.2% | #1,624 of 1,889 |
| 118Bowie County, TX | 30 | 59 | 16.8 | $2M | −0.2% | #1,628 of 1,889 |
| 119Moore County, TX | 30 | 13 | 18.2 | $1.8M | +3.0% | #1,629 of 1,889 |
| 120Wichita County, TX | 29 | 54 | 11.0 | $3.1M | 0.0% | #1,650 of 1,889 |
| 121Panola County, TX | 29 | 12 | 13.5 | $2.7M | +2.3% | #1,657 of 1,889 |
| 122Karnes County, TX | 28 | 6 | 12.7 | $2.8M | +1.4% | #1,682 of 1,889 |
| 123Erath County, TX | 27 | 20 | 11.9 | $2.9M | +2.8% | #1,693 of 1,889 |
| 124Limestone County, TX | 27 | 10 | 11.9 | $2.7M | +3.2% | #1,695 of 1,889 |
| 125Webb County, TX | 27 | 125 | 15.4 | $2.2M | +5.2% | #1,702 of 1,889 |
| 126El Paso County, TX | 26 | 324 | 10.8 | $3.1M | +1.3% | #1,716 of 1,889 |
| 127Scurry County, TX | 26 | 7 | 11.9 | $2.9M | −4.5% | #1,721 of 1,889 |
| 128Nacogdoches County, TX | 25 | 28 | 11.1 | $2.9M | +2.2% | #1,739 of 1,889 |
| 129Angelina County, TX | 25 | 48 | 14.9 | $2.2M | +1.9% | #1,746 of 1,889 |
| 130Nolan County, TX | 24 | 6 | 10.2 | $3.2M | −4.1% | #1,752 of 1,889 |
| 131Hutchinson County, TX | 24 | 8 | 11.4 | $3.1M | −4.5% | #1,753 of 1,889 |
| 132Uvalde County, TX | 24 | 12 | 14.3 | $2.2M | +1.6% | #1,762 of 1,889 |
| 133Cameron County, TX | 23 | 179 | 12.9 | $2.4M | +3.0% | #1,776 of 1,889 |
| 134DeWitt County, TX | 22 | 8 | 11.6 | $2.9M | +2.4% | #1,789 of 1,889 |
| 135Titus County, TX | 22 | 20 | 17.9 | $1.8M | +0.9% | #1,794 of 1,889 |
| 136Maverick County, TX | 21 | 21 | 11.6 | $2.6M | +1.7% | #1,802 of 1,889 |
| 137Jefferson County, TX | 21 | 135 | 14.2 | $2.4M | −0.7% | #1,805 of 1,889 |
| 138Gray County, TX | 20 | 8 | 10.0 | $3.4M | −1.3% | #1,810 of 1,889 |
| 139Gregg County, TX | 20 | 86 | 17.8 | $2M | +1.4% | #1,814 of 1,889 |
| 140Sabine County, TX | 19 | 7 | 15.1 | $2.2M | +1.2% | #1,828 of 1,889 |
| 141Frio County, TX | 19 | 9 | 16.6 | $1.9M | +2.3% | #1,829 of 1,889 |
| 142Deaf Smith County, TX | 18 | 7 | 11.6 | $2.9M | +0.5% | #1,835 of 1,889 |
| 143Morris County, TX | 16 | 7 | 14.3 | $2.2M | +1.3% | #1,850 of 1,889 |
| 144Potter County, TX | 14 | 50 | 11.7 | $2.8M | −3.3% | #1,864 of 1,889 |
| 145Reeves County, TX | 11 | 6 | 14.2 | $2.4M | −17.8% | #1,877 of 1,889 |
| 146Dawson County, TX | 7 | 6 | 14.8 | $2.2M | −5.6% | #1,884 of 1,889 |
| 147Zapata County, TX | 6 | 9 | 19.7 | $1.4M | −0.9% | #1,888 of 1,889 |
| Bandera County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 4.3 | $8.6M | +9.0% | |
| Willacy County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 7.0 | $4.4M | −0.8% | |
| Falls County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $20.7M | +5.5% | |
| Pecos County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 5.7 | $6.4M | −4.1% | |
| Trinity County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 3.3 | $9.5M | +5.5% | |
| Comanche County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 7.5 | $4.4M | +5.9% | |
| Madison County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 7.1 | $5.1M | +5.7% | |
| Lamb County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 4.3 | $7.5M | −3.3% | |
| Camp County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 6.2 | $5.4M | +7.7% | |
| Wilbarger County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 6.3 | $4.9M | −2.8% | |
| Newton County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $14.9M | −1.7% | |
| Terry County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 7.0 | $4.4M | −0.6% | |
| Live Oak County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 9.2 | $3.6M | +5.1% | |
| Red River County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 8.0 | $3.8M | +2.2% | |
| Ward County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 9.1 | $4M | −4.7% | |
| Runnels County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 10.5 | $3.2M | −2.2% | |
| Ochiltree County, TX | Not scored | 7 | 19.0 | $1.8M | −6.7% | |
| Duval County, TX | Not scored | 6 | 19.7 | $1.5M | −4.2% | |
| Marion County, TX | Not scored | 6 | 14.3 | $2.2M | +0.3% | |
| Parmer County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 15.5 | $2.4M | −1.8% | |
| Somervell County, TX | Not scored | 12 | 32.3 | $1.2M | +11.5% | |
| Brewster County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 8.1 | $4M | −1.1% | |
| Zavala County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 12.2 | $2.2M | −6.5% | |
| Stephens County, TX | Not scored | 6 | 16.6 | $1.9M | +3.1% | |
| Mitchell County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 14.5 | $2.4M | −0.7% | |
| Jack County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 13.4 | $2.6M | +12.7% | |
| Archer County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 2.9 | $13.1M | +6.7% | |
| Hamilton County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 16.0 | $2.1M | +5.2% | |
| Dimmit County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 13.3 | $2.3M | −6.5% | |
| San Augustine County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 13.6 | $2.2M | −2.5% | |
| Coleman County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 12.0 | $2.5M | +3.0% | |
| Yoakum County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 11.5 | $3.4M | −3.0% | |
| McCulloch County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 6.1 | $5.2M | −1.6% | |
| Winkler County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 14.5 | $2.6M | −2.8% | |
| Castro County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 8.3 | $4M | −0.4% | |
| Dallam County, TX | Not scored | 6 | 23.2 | $1.4M | +5.2% | |
| Goliad County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 10.7 | $3.3M | +2.7% | |
| Brooks County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 10.1 | $3.2M | −7.3% | |
| Swisher County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 4.2 | $6.7M | −3.5% | |
| Bailey County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 9.1 | $3.7M | +1.4% | |
| La Salle County, TX | Not scored | 8 | 48.6 | $688K | −1.9% | |
| Childress County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 21.8 | $1.6M | −0.2% | |
| Refugio County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 8.0 | $3.9M | −1.3% | |
| Presidio County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 8.3 | $3.2M | −11.0% | |
| Carson County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 13.1 | $3M | +0.2% | |
| Lynn County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 4.8 | $7.9M | +7.3% | |
| San Saba County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 23.9 | $1.4M | +1.1% | |
| Delta County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 9.2 | $3.6M | +6.3% | |
| Haskell County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 9.4 | $3.5M | +1.1% | |
| Martin County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 15.2 | $2.8M | +0.5% | |
| Floyd County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 15.4 | $2.2M | −9.1% | |
| Hartley County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 6.1 | $6.4M | −8.1% | |
| Hansford County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 16.1 | $2.2M | −5.9% | |
| Garza County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 27.3 | $1.2M | −22.3% | |
| Crosby County, TX | Not scored | 6 | 31.1 | $974K | −4.8% | |
| Wheeler County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 15.6 | $2.2M | −4.1% | |
| Jim Hogg County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 31.3 | $920K | −6.0% | |
| Crane County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 24.5 | $1.4M | −2.5% | |
| Mills County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 5.6 | $6.3M | +3.0% | |
| Kimble County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 19.6 | $1.8M | +3.4% | |
| Mason County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 23.4 | $1.5M | +0.5% | |
| Fisher County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 6.4 | $5.2M | +0.4% | |
| Hardeman County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 8.1 | $4.1M | −7.5% | |
| Baylor County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 6.5 | $4.6M | +0.3% | |
| Hudspeth County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +7.7% | |
| Coke County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.7% | |
| Concho County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 24.6 | $1.3M | +8.7% | |
| Knox County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 16.1 | $1.9M | −4.6% | |
| Sutton County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 7.9 | $4.8M | −4.7% | |
| Donley County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 25.4 | $1.2M | −1.9% | |
| Hemphill County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 20.3 | $1.7M | −8.4% | |
| Reagan County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 19.4 | $1.8M | −7.5% | |
| Upton County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 7.4 | $4.2M | −5.1% | |
| Shackelford County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 7.7 | $4.6M | +2.7% | |
| Kinney County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 17.4 | $1.8M | 0.0% | |
| Lipscomb County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 9.8 | $3.7M | −2.8% | |
| Crockett County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −10.5% | |
| Hall County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 17.1 | $1.8M | −2.4% | |
| Real County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 17.7 | $1.7M | −0.1% | |
| Collingsworth County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 30.8 | $1.1M | −5.9% | |
| Cochran County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.5% | |
| Schleicher County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.9% | |
| Sherman County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 11.9 | $3.1M | −0.1% | |
| Oldham County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 32.6 | $1.2M | +1.0% | |
| Culberson County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 11.5 | $2.5M | +3.8% | |
| Menard County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 10.6 | $3M | −0.1% | |
| Jeff Davis County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 20.7 | $1.7M | −13.9% | |
| Armstrong County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 13.0 | $2.7M | −0.4% | |
| Dickens County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 27.5 | $1.1M | −3.7% | |
| Throckmorton County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 27.1 | $1.2M | +6.7% | |
| Sterling County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.5% | |
| Irion County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 17.0 | $2.3M | −2.9% | |
| Cottle County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 17.3 | $1.8M | −10.4% | |
| Briscoe County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.8% | |
| Edwards County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.6% | |
| Stonewall County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 19.5 | $1.7M | −4.7% | |
| Motley County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% | |
| Glasscock County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 21.7 | $2M | +1.0% | |
| Foard County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.2% | |
| Terrell County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.6% | |
| Roberts County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.2% | |
| Kent County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −11.1% | |
| Borden County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −11.8% | |
| McMullen County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −9.0% | |
| King County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −28.1% | |
| Kenedy County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.6% | |
| Loving County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −17.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Texas?
There are 12,992 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Texas as of September 2026. 4,679 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 8,237 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 37.6% from 2019. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Official counts list 3,092 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Texas spend on food away from home?
About $43.6B a year, or $3,970 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12,992 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 10,992,816 households in Texas and national spending patterns by income.
How does Texas compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Texas has 11.8 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.4M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Texas would have about 10,532, against 12,992 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,335 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 37.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
Which market in Texas has the highest market score for bakeries and dessert shops?
Among 26 scored metro areas in or partly in Texas, the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro area scores highest, at 65 (upper middle). Among 39 scored small-town markets in or partly in Texas, the Bonham area scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). Among 147 scored counties in Texas, Waller County scores highest, at 90 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Texas scores 45 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #34 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Texas. 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.
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