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Bakeries and dessert shops in Page County, VA
The bakeries and dessert shops in Page County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,747 of 1,889 scored counties
#70 of 79 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 15
- 3 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $32M
- On food away from home · $3,226 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.1
- 54% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,762
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Page County is 25 (lower middle), #1,747 of 1,889 scored counties and #70 of 79 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on food away from home in Page County comes to about $32M a year: $3,226 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 49% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
There are 15 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Page County as of September 2026. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 15.1 for every 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Page County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 1,982 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 put the population change in Page County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Page 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 | Page County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.1 | 8.5 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $5.2M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,982 | 2,020 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.9% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,226 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $57,037 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $291K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 153 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Page 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 Page County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,762+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 9,911
- Median age
- 45.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 310 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 77
- Median household income
- $57,037+10.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,730
- Median home value
- $233,200
- Jobs located here
- 5,310
- Daytime population
- 17,793Residents 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 Page 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 |
| 70Page County, VA | 25 | 15 | 15.1 | $2.1M | +0.3% | #1,747 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Page County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes43
- Sit-down restaurants51
- Fast food and sandwich shops47
- Pizza44
- Coffee shops and cafes52
- Bakeries and dessert shops25
Groceries and convenience
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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 Page County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 bakeries and dessert shops in Page County. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 5 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 Page County, VA spend on food away from home?
About $32M a year, or $3,226 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 9,911 households in Page County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Page County, VA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Page County has 15.1 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Page County would have about 8, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,982 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Page County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Page County at 23,762 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,911 households. The median household income in Page County is $57,037 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 10.1% 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. Page County scores 25 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,747 of 1,889 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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