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Bakeries and dessert shops in Zapata County, TX
How Zapata 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 6 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,888 of 1,889 scored counties
#147 of 147 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12.8M
- On food away from home · $2,803 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 66% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.7
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,753
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Zapata County scores 6 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,888 of 1,889 scored counties and #147 of 147 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 bakeries and dessert shops in Zapata County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 35% across the U.S. That is 19.7 per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Household spending on food away from home in Zapata County comes to about $12.8M a year: $2,803 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 66% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Zapata County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Zapata County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Zapata 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 | Zapata County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.7 | 11.8 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $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 | −0.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $2,803 | $3,970 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $39,239 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 6 | 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
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Zapata 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 Zapata County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,753−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 4,565
- Median age
- 33.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 998 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 14
- Median household income
- $39,239+15.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $55,044
- Median home value
- $97,100
- Jobs located here
- 2,023
- Daytime population
- 10,968Residents 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 Zapata 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 |
| 147Zapata County, TX | 6 | 9 | 19.7 | $1.4M | −0.9% | #1,888 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Zapata County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes24
- Sit-down restaurants21
- Fast food and sandwich shops24
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops6
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Zapata County, TX?
Zapata County has 9 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) 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 Zapata County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Zapata County, TX spend on food away from home?
About $12.8M a year, or $2,803 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 4,565 households in Zapata County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Zapata County, TX compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Zapata County has 19.7 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $1.4M, 66% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Zapata County would have about 3, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Zapata County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Zapata County at 13,753 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,565 households. Median household income in Zapata County is $39,239, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.6%, 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. Zapata County scores 6 for bakeries and dessert shops (very low), #1,888 of 1,889 scored counties.
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