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Bakeries and dessert shops in Rutland County, VT

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,790 of 1,889 scored counties
#12 of 12 scored counties in Vermont

Listings
33
10 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
23
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$92.3M
On food away from home · $3,644 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.0
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
59,653
−1.4% since 2020

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What this means

Rutland County scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,790 of 1,889 scored counties and #12 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 bakeries and dessert shops in Rutland County. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.0, 33% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Household spending on food away from home in Rutland County comes to about $92.3M a year: $3,644 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 33% 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 23 businesses with payroll in Rutland County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 1,101 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Rutland County. Population estimates show Rutland County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Rutland 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 Rutland County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureRutland CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.014.89.8
Spending per listing$2.8M$2.7M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)1,1011,3341,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.3%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,644$4,013$4,070
Median household income$68,616$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score2226

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 23All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
232
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
8All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3310 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
59,653−1.4% since 2020
Households
25,321
Median age
46.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
931 sq. mi.
People per square mile
65
Median household income
$68,616+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,636
Median home value
$229,400
Jobs located here
27,134
Daytime population
57,388Residents 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 Rutland 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
12Rutland County, VT223313.0$2.8M−1.4%#1,790 of 1,889

Other business types in Rutland 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 Rutland County, VT?

There are 33 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Rutland County as of September 2026. 10 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 23 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. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Rutland County, VT spend on food away from home?

About $92.3M a year, or $3,644 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 25,321 households in Rutland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rutland County has 13.0 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Rutland County would have about 22, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,101 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Rutland County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Rutland County at 59,653 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,321 households. Median household income in Rutland County is $68,616, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Rutland County scores 22 for bakeries and dessert shops (low), #1,790 of 1,889 scored counties.

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