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Bakeries and dessert shops in the Ogden, UT metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in the Ogden, UT metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #143 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 5 scored metro areas based in Utah
- Listings
- 222
- 95 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 161
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +27.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $952.4M
- On food away from home · $4,454 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.4
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 672,784
- +5.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 222 bakeries and dessert shops in the Ogden metro area. 95 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.4, 6% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Households in the Ogden metro area spend about $952.4M a year on food away from home, or $4,454 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 222 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $4.3M per shop, 4% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in the Ogden metro area was 161 in 2023, up 27.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,328 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. Another 15 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 21 SBA-backed loans worth $9.6M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in the Ogden metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Ogden metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in the Ogden metro area is 57 (upper middle), #143 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 5 scored metro areas based in Utah.
How the Ogden metro area 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 | Ogden metro area | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.4 | 12.1 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $3.6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,328 | 1,170 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +27.2% | +36.1% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.3% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,454 | $4,339 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $101,203 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 161All snack bars and retail bakeries · +27.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,534
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22295 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 230The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 21
- Amount
- $9.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in the Ogden 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 Ogden metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 672,784+5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 213,829
- Median age
- 33.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,545 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 423
- Median household income
- $101,203
- Average household income
- $122,628
- Median home value
- $471,500
- Jobs located here
- 256,321
- Daytime population
- 600,855Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ogden, UT | 57 | 222 | 10.4 | $4.3M | +5.3% | #143 of 387 |
| 2Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 47 | 511 | 11.4 | $3.9M | +3.8% | #227 of 387 |
| 3Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | 45 | 309 | 14.9 | $3M | +14.5% | #249 of 387 |
| 4Logan, UT-ID | 43 | 67 | 13.6 | $2.9M | +8.8% | #262 of 387 |
| 5St. George, UT | 40 | 93 | 13.3 | $3M | +17.4% | #284 of 387 |
Other business types in the Ogden metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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- Restaurants and cafes85
- Sit-down restaurants92
- Fast food and sandwich shops64
- Pizza70
- Coffee shops and cafes72
- Bakeries and dessert shops57
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in the Ogden, UT metro area?
The Ogden metro area has 222 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 95 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 161 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 27.2% from 2019. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Ogden, UT metro area spend on food away from home?
About $952.4M a year, or $4,454 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 222 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 213,829 households in the Ogden metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ogden, UT metro area compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
The Ogden metro area has 10.4 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.3M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, the Ogden metro area would have about 230, against 222 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,328 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Ogden, UT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Ogden metro area at 672,784 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 213,829 households. Median household income in the Ogden metro area is $101,203, 25% above 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 Ogden metro area scores 57 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #143 of 387 scored metro areas.
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