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Bakeries and dessert shops in Fauquier County, VA
The bakeries and dessert shops in Fauquier County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #128 of 1,889 scored counties
#18 of 79 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 22
- 8 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $136.9M
- On food away from home · $5,123 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.2M
- 50% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 76,503
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Fauquier County scores 77 (high) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #128 of 1,889 scored counties and #18 of 79 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for bakeries and dessert shops.
Households in Fauquier County spend about $136.9M a year on food away from home, or $5,123 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That works out to $6.2M per shop, 50% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
Fauquier County has 22 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That is 8.2 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Fauquier County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 1,781 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 show Fauquier County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Fauquier 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 | Fauquier County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 8.5 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $6.2M | $5.2M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,781 | 2,020 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.9% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $5,123 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $130,189 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 15All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 215
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 228 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 Fauquier 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 Fauquier County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 76,503+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 26,720
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 648 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $130,189+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $157,814
- Median home value
- $573,700
- Jobs located here
- 23,349
- Daytime population
- 58,200Residents 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 Fauquier 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 |
| 18Fauquier County, VA | 77 | 22 | 8.2 | $6.2M | +4.8% | #128 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Fauquier County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes78
- Sit-down restaurants79
- Fast food and sandwich shops81
- Pizza80
- Coffee shops and cafes79
- Bakeries and dessert shops77
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Fauquier County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 bakeries and dessert shops in Fauquier County. 8 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 15 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. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fauquier County, VA spend on food away from home?
About $136.9M a year, or $5,123 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $6.2M 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 26,720 households in Fauquier County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fauquier County, VA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Fauquier County has 8.2 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $6.2M, 50% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Fauquier County would have about 33, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,781 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Fauquier County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Fauquier County at 76,503 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,720 households. The median household income in Fauquier County is $130,189 a year, 61% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Fauquier County scores 77 for bakeries and dessert shops (high), #128 of 1,889 scored counties.
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