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Bakeries and dessert shops in Lamoille County, VT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Lamoille County, VT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,728 of 1,889 scored counties
#11 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 24
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $46.7M
- On food away from home · $3,918 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.1
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,294
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Lamoille County is 26 (lower middle), #1,728 of 1,889 scored counties and #11 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Lamoille County spend about $46.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,918 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per shop, 53% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
There are 24 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Lamoille County as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 20.1 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 9.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Lamoille County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 994 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lamoille County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lamoille 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.
| Measure | Lamoille County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.1 | 14.8 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.7M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 994 | 1,334 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.3% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,918 | $4,013 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $74,908 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 12All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 105
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 242 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Lamoille 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 Lamoille County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,294+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 11,923
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 461 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $74,908+17.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,109
- Median home value
- $304,700
- Jobs located here
- 13,066
- Daytime population
- 26,674Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Vermont market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Lamoille County marked.
Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Orleans County, VT | 62 | 9 | 7.5 | $4.9M | +0.7% | #474 of 1,889 |
| 2Orange County, VT | 61 | 12 | 9.4 | $4.2M | +2.4% | #525 of 1,889 |
| 3Franklin County, VT | 48 | 19 | 9.5 | $4.1M | +2.3% | #1,001 of 1,889 |
| 4Windsor County, VT | 48 | 31 | 12.3 | $3.3M | −0.7% | #1,013 of 1,889 |
| 5Addison County, VT | 40 | 25 | 16.7 | $2.5M | +1.8% | #1,312 of 1,889 |
| 6Bennington County, VT | 33 | 27 | 18.0 | $2.1M | −1.8% | #1,553 of 1,889 |
| 7Washington County, VT | 31 | 46 | 17.8 | $2.3M | −0.2% | #1,603 of 1,889 |
| 8Chittenden County, VT | 30 | 125 | 17.5 | $2.5M | +0.4% | #1,626 of 1,889 |
| 9Windham County, VT | 27 | 25 | 12.6 | $3M | −1.4% | #1,690 of 1,889 |
| 10Caledonia County, VT | 27 | 20 | 15.3 | $2.4M | +0.8% | #1,699 of 1,889 |
| 11Lamoille County, VT | 26 | 24 | 20.1 | $1.9M | +1.4% | #1,728 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Lamoille County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes28
- Sit-down restaurants28
- Fast food and sandwich shops60
- Pizza48
- Coffee shops and cafes29
- Bakeries and dessert shops26
Groceries and convenience
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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 Lamoille County, VT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 bakeries and dessert shops in Lamoille County. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023. The official count takes in all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops: coffee shops and cafes are counted too.
How much do households in Lamoille County, VT spend on food away from home?
About $46.7M a year, or $3,918 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 11,923 households in Lamoille County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lamoille County, VT compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Lamoille County has 20.1 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $1.9M, 53% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Lamoille County would have about 11, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 994 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Lamoille County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Lamoille County at 26,294 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,923 households. The median household income in Lamoille County is $74,908 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.0% 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. Lamoille County scores 26 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,728 of 1,889 scored counties.
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