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Bakeries and dessert shops in Montgomery County, VA
How Montgomery 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #890 of 1,889 scored counties
#44 of 79 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 31
- 13 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · −28.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $140M
- On food away from home · $3,787 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 98,434
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 bakeries and dessert shops in Montgomery County. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 8.4 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Households in Montgomery County spend about $140M a year on food away from home, or $3,787 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 9% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Montgomery County was 18 in 2023, down 28.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,053 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. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Montgomery County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For bakeries and dessert shops, Montgomery County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #890 of 1,889 scored counties and #44 of 79 scored counties in Virginia.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.4 | 8.5 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.5M | $5.2M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 2,053 | 2,020 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −28.0% | +21.9% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,787 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $72,715 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 18All snack bars and retail bakeries · −28.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 203
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 98,434−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 36,961
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 387 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 256
- Median household income
- $72,715+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,780
- Median home value
- $304,600
- Jobs located here
- 42,019
- Daytime population
- 106,770Residents 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 Montgomery 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 |
| 44Montgomery County, VA | 51 | 31 | 8.4 | $4.5M | −1.2% | #890 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Montgomery County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes38
- Sit-down restaurants37
- Fast food and sandwich shops33
- Pizza43
- Coffee shops and cafes44
- Bakeries and dessert shops51
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Child care
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Montgomery County, VA?
Montgomery County has 31 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, down 28.0% from 2019. 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 Montgomery County, VA spend on food away from home?
About $140M a year, or $3,787 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 36,961 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, VA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Montgomery County has 8.4 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.5M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 34, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,053 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count fell 28.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 98,434 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,961 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $72,715, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Montgomery County scores 51 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #890 of 1,889 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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