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Bakeries and dessert shops in Halifax County, VA
The bakeries and dessert shops in Halifax County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #434 of 1,889 scored counties
#38 of 79 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $42.2M
- On food away from home · $3,097 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.4M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 62% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,447
- −1.4% since 2020
See the bakeries and dessert shops around any address in Halifax County
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What this means
At $3,097 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Halifax County spend about $42.2M a year on food away from home. That is about $8.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, twice the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
Halifax County has 5 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 35% across the U.S. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Halifax County in 2023. That is one for every 4,538 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.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Halifax County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For bakeries and dessert shops, Halifax County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #434 of 1,889 scored counties and #38 of 79 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Halifax 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 | Halifax County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 8.5 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $8.4M | $5.2M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 4,538 | 2,020 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.9% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,097 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $52,013 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $706K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Halifax 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 Halifax County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,447−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 13,613
- Median age
- 45.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 818 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $52,013+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,018
- Median home value
- $155,700
- Jobs located here
- 11,938
- Daytime population
- 29,978Residents 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 Halifax 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 |
| 38Halifax County, VA | 63 | 5 | 3.7 | $8.4M | −1.4% | #434 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Halifax County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes49
- Sit-down restaurants45
- Fast food and sandwich shops32
- Pizza24
- Coffee shops and cafes51
- Bakeries and dessert shops63
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Halifax County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 bakeries and dessert shops in Halifax County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. 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 Halifax County, VA spend on food away from home?
About $42.2M a year, or $3,097 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $8.4M 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 13,613 households in Halifax County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Halifax County, VA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Halifax County has 3.7 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $8.4M, twice the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Halifax County would have about 10, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,538 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Halifax County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Halifax County at 33,447 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,613 households. The median household income in Halifax County is $52,013 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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. Halifax County scores 63 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #434 of 1,889 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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