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Bakeries and dessert shops in Amherst County, VA
The bakeries and dessert shops in Amherst County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $44.1M
- On food away from home · $3,476 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.7M
- 3.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 76% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,962
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Amherst County spend about $44.1M a year on food away from home, or $3,476 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $14.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 3.6 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
There are 3 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Amherst County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 76% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Amherst County in 2023. That is one for every 4,231 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.
Population estimates put the population change in Amherst County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, Amherst County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Amherst County compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Amherst County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 8.5 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $14.7M | $5.2M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 4,231 | 2,020 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.9% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,476 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $68,724 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $221K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31 chain location
- 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 Amherst 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 Amherst County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,962+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 12,694
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 474 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $68,724+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,902
- Median home value
- $212,400
- Jobs located here
- 8,562
- Daytime population
- 26,580Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1New Kent County, VA | 94 | 5 | 5.4 | $8.9M | +21.2% | #3 of 1,889 |
| 2Stafford County, VA | 94 | 34 | 6.5 | $8.2M | +8.3% | #4 of 1,889 |
| 3Orange County, VA | 91 | 9 | 6.1 | $7.1M | +10.1% | #12 of 1,889 |
| 4Isle of Wight County, VA | 90 | 9 | 5.7 | $7.4M | +6.7% | #14 of 1,889 |
| 5Chesterfield County, VA | 90 | 90 | 6.4 | $7M | +8.7% | #16 of 1,889 |
| 6Louisa County, VA | 89 | 9 | 5.8 | $7M | +13.6% | #23 of 1,889 |
| 7Spotsylvania County, VA | 89 | 37 | 7.1 | $6.7M | +10.5% | #24 of 1,889 |
| 8Suffolk city, VA | 88 | 26 | 6.9 | $6.1M | +10.4% | #28 of 1,889 |
| 9Fluvanna County, VA | 87 | 5 | 4.8 | $8.9M | +6.2% | #29 of 1,889 |
| 10Frederick County, VA | 86 | 28 | 7.9 | $5.6M | +8.8% | #40 of 1,889 |
| Amherst County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 2.4 | $14.7M | +2.1% |
Other business types in Amherst County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes72
- Sit-down restaurants73
- Fast food and sandwich shops48
- Pizza58
- Coffee shops and cafes75
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Amherst County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 bakeries and dessert shops in Amherst County. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 3 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 Amherst County, VA spend on food away from home?
About $44.1M a year, or $3,476 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $14.7M 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 12,694 households in Amherst County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Amherst County, VA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Amherst County has 2.4 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $14.7M, 3.6 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Amherst County would have about 11, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,231 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Amherst County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Amherst County at 31,962 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,694 households. The median household income in Amherst County is $68,724 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Amherst County has no market score for bakeries and dessert shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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