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Bakeries and dessert shops in Tyler County, TX

How Tyler 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #953 of 1,889 scored counties
#56 of 147 scored counties in Texas

Listings
5
2 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$23.2M
On food away from home · $3,250 a household
Spending per listing
$4.6M
12% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.0
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,443
+3.1% 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 5 bakeries and dessert shops in Tyler County. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.0, 29% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Household spending on food away from home in Tyler County comes to about $23.2M a year: $3,250 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 12% above 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Tyler County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Tyler County.

Population estimates put the population change in Tyler County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Tyler County is 49 (lower middle), #953 of 1,889 scored counties and #56 of 147 scored counties in Texas.

How Tyler 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 Tyler County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureTyler CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.011.89.8
Spending per listing$4.6M$3.4M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)n/a1,3351,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+37.6%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,250$3,970$4,070
Median household income$55,396$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4945

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
3All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
52 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$100K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Tyler 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 Tyler County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,443+3.1% since 2020
Households
7,145
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
924 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$55,396+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,608
Median home value
$157,300
Jobs located here
3,633
Daytime population
17,518Residents 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 Tyler 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
56Tyler County, TX4957.0$4.6M+3.1%#953 of 1,889

Other business types in Tyler County

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

Questions

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

Tyler County has 5 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in Tyler County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Tyler County, TX spend on food away from home?

About $23.2M a year, or $3,250 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 7,145 households in Tyler County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tyler County has 7.0 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.6M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Tyler County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Tyler County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Tyler County at 20,443 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,145 households. Median household income in Tyler County is $55,396, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.5%, 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. Tyler County scores 49 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #953 of 1,889 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for bakeries and dessert shops · All 56 business types in Tyler County

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