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Bakeries and dessert shops in the San Angelo, TX metro area
The bakeries and dessert shops in the San Angelo, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #371 of 387 scored metro areas
#21 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 53
- 19 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $166.8M
- On food away from home · $3,523 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 122,065
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
The San Angelo metro area scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #371 of 387 scored metro areas and #21 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 53 bakeries and dessert shops in the San Angelo metro area. 19 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.2, 14% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Households in the San Angelo metro area spend about $166.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,523 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per shop, 24% 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 33 businesses with payroll in the San Angelo metro area classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 1,435 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the San Angelo metro area grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the San Angelo metro area 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 | San Angelo metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 11.8 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $3.4M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,435 | 1,335 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +37.6% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,523 | $3,970 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $68,419 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 335
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5319 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The 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 San Angelo metro 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 San Angelo metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 122,065+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 47,344
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,574 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $68,419
- Average household income
- $89,706
- Median home value
- $197,100
- Jobs located here
- 48,485
- Daytime population
- 120,094Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with the San Angelo metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| 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 |
| 21San Angelo, TX | 23 | 53 | 11.2 | $3.1M | +0.3% | #371 of 387 |
Other business types in the San Angelo metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes20
- Sit-down restaurants23
- Fast food and sandwich shops21
- Pizza38
- Coffee shops and cafes27
- Bakeries and dessert shops23
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in the San Angelo, TX metro area?
There are 53 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in the San Angelo metro area as of September 2026. 19 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 33 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. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the San Angelo, TX metro area spend on food away from home?
About $166.8M a year, or $3,523 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 47,344 households in the San Angelo metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the San Angelo, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
The San Angelo metro area has 11.2 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.1M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, the San Angelo metro area would have about 40, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,435 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is the San Angelo, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the San Angelo metro area at 122,065 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,344 households. Median household income in the San Angelo metro area is $68,419, 15% 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. 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 San Angelo metro area scores 23 for bakeries and dessert shops (low), #371 of 387 scored metro areas.
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