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Bakeries and dessert shops in Grimes County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #716 of 1,889 scored counties
#32 of 147 scored counties in Texas

Listings
11
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$36.7M
On food away from home · $3,579 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.7
9% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,252
+16.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 bakeries and dessert shops in Grimes County. None of them are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 10.7 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.

At $3,579 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Grimes County spend about $36.7M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.3M 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Grimes County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 2,564 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 Grimes County grew 16.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Grimes County is 56 (upper middle), #716 of 1,889 scored counties and #32 of 147 scored counties in Texas.

How Grimes 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.

Bakeries and dessert shops in Grimes County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureGrimes CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.711.89.8
Spending per listing$3.3M$3.4M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)2,5641,3351,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+37.6%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+16.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,579$3,970$4,070
Median household income$69,803$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5645

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 4All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$602K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Grimes 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 Grimes County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,252+16.3% since 2020
Households
10,255
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
788 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$69,803+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,294
Median home value
$237,400
Jobs located here
6,288
Daytime population
21,753Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with Grimes County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Waller County, TX90126.5$6.3M+21.9%#17 of 1,889
2Guadalupe County, TX80416.3$6.7M+15.8%#86 of 1,889
3Bastrop County, TX78277.3$5.5M+21.3%#118 of 1,889
4Medina County, TX76116.2$6.2M+11.4%#144 of 1,889
5Llano County, TX7487.4$5.1M+9.5%#195 of 1,889
6Wilson County, TX73158.2$5.1M+12.2%#210 of 1,889
7San Jacinto County, TX7165.5$6.2M+7.1%#240 of 1,889
8Coryell County, TX68176.3$5.6M+3.0%#316 of 1,889
9Aransas County, TX6797.2$5M+9.3%#342 of 1,889
10Fannin County, TX65129.4$3.9M+9.2%#404 of 1,889
32Grimes County, TX561110.7$3.3M+16.3%#716 of 1,889

Other business types in Grimes County

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

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Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Grimes County, TX?

Grimes County has 11 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 4 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 Grimes County, TX spend on food away from home?

About $36.7M a year, or $3,579 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 10,255 households in Grimes County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Grimes County has 10.7 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.3M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Grimes County would have about 9, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,564 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Grimes County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Grimes County at 34,252 people in 2025, up 16.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,255 households. Median household income in Grimes County is $69,803, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Grimes County scores 56 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #716 of 1,889 scored counties.

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