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Bakeries and dessert shops in Bennington County, VT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Bennington County, VT, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,553 of 1,889 scored counties
#6 of 12 scored counties in Vermont

Listings
27
5 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
7
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$57.8M
On food away from home · $3,858 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.0
84% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,630
−1.8% since 2020

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What this means

Bennington County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,553 of 1,889 scored counties and #6 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 bakeries and dessert shops in Bennington County. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That is 18.0 per 10,000 households, 84% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.

At $3,858 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Bennington County spend about $57.8M a year on food away from home. Spread across 27 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $2.1M per shop, 48% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Bennington County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 2,141 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. Population estimates put the population change in Bennington County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Bennington County compares

The same measures for Vermont 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 Bennington County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureBennington CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.014.89.8
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.7M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)2,1411,3341,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.3%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,858$4,013$4,070
Median household income$73,325$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score3326

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 7All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
116
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
275 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Bennington 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 Bennington County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,630−1.8% since 2020
Households
14,987
Median age
47.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
674 sq. mi.
People per square mile
55
Median household income
$73,325+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$107,853
Median home value
$279,900
Jobs located here
16,869
Daytime population
38,521Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Vermont

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

Top counties in Vermont

Counties in Vermont ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Orleans County, VT6297.5$4.9M+0.7%#474 of 1,889
2Orange County, VT61129.4$4.2M+2.4%#525 of 1,889
3Franklin County, VT48199.5$4.1M+2.3%#1,001 of 1,889
4Windsor County, VT483112.3$3.3M−0.7%#1,013 of 1,889
5Addison County, VT402516.7$2.5M+1.8%#1,312 of 1,889
6Bennington County, VT332718.0$2.1M−1.8%#1,553 of 1,889
7Washington County, VT314617.8$2.3M−0.2%#1,603 of 1,889
8Chittenden County, VT3012517.5$2.5M+0.4%#1,626 of 1,889
9Windham County, VT272512.6$3M−1.4%#1,690 of 1,889
10Caledonia County, VT272015.3$2.4M+0.8%#1,699 of 1,889

Other business types in Bennington County

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

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Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Bennington County, VT?

There are 27 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Bennington County as of September 2026. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 7 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 Bennington County, VT spend on food away from home?

About $57.8M a year, or $3,858 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 14,987 households in Bennington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bennington County has 18.0 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 84% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Bennington County would have about 14, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,141 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Bennington County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Bennington County at 36,630 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,987 households. Median household income in Bennington County is $73,325, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.5%, 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. Bennington County scores 33 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,553 of 1,889 scored counties.

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