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Bakeries and dessert shops in San Jacinto County, TX
How San Jacinto County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #240 of 1,889 scored counties
#7 of 147 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $37.3M
- On food away from home · $3,425 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.2M
- 50% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,488
- +7.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in San Jacinto County comes to about $37.3M a year: $3,425 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $6.2M per shop, 50% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
There are 6 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in San Jacinto County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 35% across the U.S. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack bars and retail bakeries in San Jacinto County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show San Jacinto County grew 7.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in San Jacinto County is 71 (upper middle), #240 of 1,889 scored counties and #7 of 147 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How San Jacinto 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 | San Jacinto County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 11.8 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $6.2M | $3.4M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | n/a | 1,335 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +37.6% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,425 | $3,970 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $65,364 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- 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 San Jacinto 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 San Jacinto County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,488+7.1% since 2020
- Households
- 10,881
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 569 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $65,364+57.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,266
- Median home value
- $209,300
- Jobs located here
- 2,146
- Daytime population
- 20,560Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with San Jacinto County marked.
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 |
Other business types in San Jacinto County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes83
- Sit-down restaurants83
- Fast food and sandwich shops84
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes73
- Bakeries and dessert shops71
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in San Jacinto County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 bakeries and dessert shops in San Jacinto County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in San Jacinto County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in San Jacinto County, TX spend on food away from home?
About $37.3M a year, or $3,425 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $6.2M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which bakeries and dessert shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,881 households in San Jacinto County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Jacinto County, TX compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
San Jacinto County has 5.5 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $6.2M, 50% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, San Jacinto County would have about 9, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is San Jacinto County, TX growing?
Population estimates put San Jacinto County at 29,488 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,881 households. The median household income in San Jacinto County is $65,364 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 57.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. San Jacinto County scores 71 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #240 of 1,889 scored counties.
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