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Bakeries and dessert shops in Augusta County, VA
How Augusta County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #71 of 1,889 scored counties
#13 of 79 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $117.3M
- On food away from home · $3,775 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9M
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 78,940
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Augusta County is 81 (high), #71 of 1,889 scored counties and #13 of 79 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for bakeries and dessert shops.
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 bakeries and dessert shops in Augusta County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 35% across the U.S. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Household spending on food away from home in Augusta County comes to about $117.3M a year: $3,775 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9M per shop, 2.2 times 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.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Augusta County in 2023. That is one for every 7,771 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 Augusta County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Augusta 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 | Augusta County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 8.5 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $9M | $5.2M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 7,771 | 2,020 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.9% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,775 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $82,049 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $571K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Augusta 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 Augusta County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 78,940+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 31,083
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 967 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $82,049+30.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,971
- Median home value
- $306,100
- Jobs located here
- 29,683
- Daytime population
- 69,743Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Augusta County marked.
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 |
| 13Augusta County, VA | 81 | 13 | 4.2 | $9M | +1.8% | #71 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Augusta County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes82
- Sit-down restaurants81
- Fast food and sandwich shops74
- Pizza79
- Coffee shops and cafes80
- Bakeries and dessert shops81
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
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Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Augusta County, VA?
Augusta County has 13 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 4 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 Augusta County, VA spend on food away from home?
About $117.3M a year, or $3,775 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $9M 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 31,083 households in Augusta County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Augusta County, VA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Augusta County has 4.2 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $9M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Augusta County would have about 28, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,771 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Augusta County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Augusta County at 78,940 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,083 households. Median household income in Augusta County is $82,049, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.8%, 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. Augusta County scores 81 for bakeries and dessert shops (high), #71 of 1,889 scored counties.
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