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Bakeries and dessert shops in Chesapeake city, VA
The bakeries and dessert shops in Chesapeake city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #249 of 1,889 scored counties
#25 of 79 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 80
- 33 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +40.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $407.4M
- On food away from home · $4,351 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 255,332
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 80 bakeries and dessert shops in Chesapeake city. Of those, 33 are chain locations, or 41%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.5, 13% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
At $4,351 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Chesapeake city spend about $407.4M a year on food away from home. Spread across 80 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $5.1M per shop, 23% above 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 38 businesses with payroll in Chesapeake city classed as snack bars and retail bakeries, up 40.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,464 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. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $560K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Chesapeake city.
Population estimates show Chesapeake city grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chesapeake city scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #249 of 1,889 scored counties and #25 of 79 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Chesapeake city 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 | Chesapeake city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.5 | 8.5 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $5.2M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 2,464 | 2,020 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +40.7% | +21.9% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,351 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $95,373 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 38All snack bars and retail bakeries · +40.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 438
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8033 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 98The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $560K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Chesapeake city, 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 Chesapeake city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 255,332+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 93,626
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 339 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 746
- Median household income
- $95,373+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,762
- Median home value
- $378,400
- Jobs located here
- 110,716
- Daytime population
- 255,504Residents 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 Chesapeake city 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 |
| 25Chesapeake city, VA | 71 | 80 | 8.5 | $5.1M | +2.3% | #249 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Chesapeake city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes62
- Sit-down restaurants58
- Fast food and sandwich shops53
- Pizza58
- Coffee shops and cafes81
- Bakeries and dessert shops71
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Chesapeake city, VA?
Chesapeake city has 80 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 33 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 40.7% from 2019. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Chesapeake city, VA spend on food away from home?
About $407.4M a year, or $4,351 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 80 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 93,626 households in Chesapeake city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chesapeake city, VA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Chesapeake city has 8.5 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $5.1M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Chesapeake city would have about 98, against 80 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,464 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 40.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Chesapeake city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Chesapeake city at 255,332 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 93,626 households. Median household income in Chesapeake city is $95,373, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Chesapeake city scores 71 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #249 of 1,889 scored counties.
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