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Bakeries and dessert shops in Caldwell County, TX
The bakeries and dessert shops in Caldwell County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,231 of 1,889 scored counties
#82 of 147 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 20
- 3 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $59.2M
- On food away from home · $3,554 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.0
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 55,150
- +20.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 bakeries and dessert shops in Caldwell County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 15%, against 35% across the U.S. That is 12.0 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
At $3,554 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Caldwell County spend about $59.2M a year on food away from home. Spread across 20 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $3M per shop, 29% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Caldwell County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 1,513 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. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Caldwell County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Caldwell County grew 20.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Caldwell County is 42 (lower middle), #1,231 of 1,889 scored counties and #82 of 147 scored counties in Texas.
How Caldwell County compares
The same measures for Texas 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.
| Measure | Caldwell County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.0 | 11.8 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3.4M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,513 | 1,335 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +37.6% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +20.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,554 | $3,970 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $69,758 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 11All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 67
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $867K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 203 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Caldwell 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 Caldwell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 55,150+20.0% since 2020
- Households
- 16,647
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 545 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 89
- Median household income
- $69,758+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,260
- Median home value
- $240,500
- Jobs located here
- 9,455
- Daytime population
- 36,190Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| 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 |
| 82Caldwell County, TX | 42 | 20 | 12.0 | $3M | +20.0% | #1,231 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Caldwell County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes50
- Sit-down restaurants53
- Fast food and sandwich shops60
- Pizza79
- Coffee shops and cafes47
- Bakeries and dessert shops42
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Caldwell County, TX?
There are 20 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Caldwell County as of September 2026. 3 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 11 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 Caldwell County, TX spend on food away from home?
About $59.2M a year, or $3,554 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 16,647 households in Caldwell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Caldwell County, TX compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Caldwell County has 12.0 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Caldwell County would have about 14, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,513 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Caldwell County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Caldwell County at 55,150 people in 2025, up 20.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,647 households. Median household income in Caldwell County is $69,758, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Caldwell County scores 42 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,231 of 1,889 scored counties.
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