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Bakeries and dessert shops in Uintah County, UT

The bakeries and dessert shops in Uintah County, UT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,121 of 1,889 scored counties
#11 of 16 scored counties in Utah

Listings
12
3 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
11
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$44.8M
On food away from home · $3,692 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.9
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,278
+7.3% 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 12 bakeries and dessert shops in Uintah County. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 9.9 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 9.8.

At $3,692 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Uintah County spend about $44.8M a year on food away from home. Spread across 12 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $3.7M per shop, 10% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Uintah County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 1,104 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. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Uintah County.

Population estimates show Uintah County grew 7.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Uintah County is 45 (lower middle), #1,121 of 1,889 scored counties and #11 of 16 scored counties in Utah.

How Uintah 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.

Bakeries and dessert shops in Uintah County, UT compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureUintah CountyUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.912.19.8
Spending per listing$3.7M$3.6M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)1,1041,1701,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+36.1%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.3%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,692$4,339$4,070
Median household income$73,746$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market score4547

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 11All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
165
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
123 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$2.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
38,278+7.3% since 2020
Households
12,145
Median age
33.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
4,483 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$73,746+13.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,276
Median home value
$298,600
Jobs located here
13,294
Daytime population
33,300Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Utah

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The highest-scoring counties in Utah for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Utah, with Uintah County marked.

Top counties in Utah

Counties in Utah ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tooele County, UT78208.4$5.4M+19.2%#120 of 1,889
2Sevier County, UT6568.0$4.6M+5.9%#401 of 1,889
3Duchesne County, UT6168.7$4.4M+6.3%#520 of 1,889
4Weber County, UT58909.6$4.3M+5.8%#627 of 1,889
5Box Elder County, UT58199.7$4.1M+12.7%#632 of 1,889
6Davis County, UT5513111.3$4.1M+4.8%#750 of 1,889
7Iron County, UT48178.4$4.3M+16.4%#994 of 1,889
8Salt Lake County, UT4749111.5$3.8M+2.9%#1,041 of 1,889
9Wasatch County, UT472721.0$2.4M+9.9%#1,057 of 1,889
10Utah County, UT4630615.1$3M+14.5%#1,099 of 1,889
11Uintah County, UT45129.9$3.7M+7.3%#1,121 of 1,889

Other business types in Uintah County

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

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Uintah County, UT?

Uintah County has 12 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops.

How much do households in Uintah County, UT spend on food away from home?

About $44.8M a year, or $3,692 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 12,145 households in Uintah County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Uintah County has 9.9 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.7M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Uintah County would have about 11, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,104 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Uintah County, UT growing?

Population estimates put Uintah County at 38,278 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,145 households. Median household income in Uintah County is $73,746, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.0%, 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. Uintah County scores 45 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,121 of 1,889 scored counties.

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