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Bakeries and dessert shops in Davis County, UT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Davis County, UT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #750 of 1,889 scored counties
#6 of 16 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 131
- 61 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 94
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +36.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $543.5M
- On food away from home · $4,688 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 381,227
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Davis County spend about $543.5M a year on food away from home, or $4,688 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 131 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $4.1M per shop, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
Davis County has 131 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 61 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.3, 15% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Davis County was 94 in 2023, up 36.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,233 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $5.2M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Davis County.
Population estimates put the population change in Davis County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Davis County is 55 (upper middle), #750 of 1,889 scored counties and #6 of 16 scored counties in Utah.
How Davis County compares
The same measures for Utah 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 | Davis County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 12.1 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $3.6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,233 | 1,170 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +36.2% | +36.1% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,688 | $4,339 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $110,884 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 69 → 94All snack bars and retail bakeries · +36.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,536
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13161 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 131The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $5.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Davis 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 Davis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 381,227+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 115,919
- Median age
- 32.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 325 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,142
- Median household income
- $110,884+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,463
- Median home value
- $505,500
- Jobs located here
- 130,842
- Daytime population
- 330,642Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Utah market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Utah for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Utah, with Davis County marked.
Top counties in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tooele County, UT | 78 | 20 | 8.4 | $5.4M | +19.2% | #120 of 1,889 |
| 2Sevier County, UT | 65 | 6 | 8.0 | $4.6M | +5.9% | #401 of 1,889 |
| 3Duchesne County, UT | 61 | 6 | 8.7 | $4.4M | +6.3% | #520 of 1,889 |
| 4Weber County, UT | 58 | 90 | 9.6 | $4.3M | +5.8% | #627 of 1,889 |
| 5Box Elder County, UT | 58 | 19 | 9.7 | $4.1M | +12.7% | #632 of 1,889 |
| 6Davis County, UT | 55 | 131 | 11.3 | $4.1M | +4.8% | #750 of 1,889 |
| 7Iron County, UT | 48 | 17 | 8.4 | $4.3M | +16.4% | #994 of 1,889 |
| 8Salt Lake County, UT | 47 | 491 | 11.5 | $3.8M | +2.9% | #1,041 of 1,889 |
| 9Wasatch County, UT | 47 | 27 | 21.0 | $2.4M | +9.9% | #1,057 of 1,889 |
| 10Utah County, UT | 46 | 306 | 15.1 | $3M | +14.5% | #1,099 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Davis County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes77
- Sit-down restaurants88
- Fast food and sandwich shops61
- Pizza66
- Coffee shops and cafes70
- Bakeries and dessert shops55
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Davis County, UT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 131 bakeries and dessert shops in Davis County. 61 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 36.2% from 2019. The official count takes in all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops: coffee shops and cafes are counted too. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Davis County, UT spend on food away from home?
About $543.5M a year, or $4,688 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 131 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 115,919 households in Davis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Davis County, UT compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Davis County has 11.3 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.1M, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,233 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Davis County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Davis County at 381,227 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 115,919 households. The median household income in Davis County is $110,884 a year, 37% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% 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. Davis County scores 55 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #750 of 1,889 scored counties.
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