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Bakeries and dessert shops in Pittsylvania County, VA
The bakeries and dessert shops in Pittsylvania County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #379 of 1,889 scored counties
#35 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
- $78.6M
- On food away from home · $3,140 a household
- Spending per listing
- $15.7M
- 3.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 80% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,490
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 bakeries and dessert shops in Pittsylvania County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 35% across the U.S. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households, 80% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Households in Pittsylvania County spend about $78.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,140 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $15.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 3.8 times 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.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Pittsylvania County in 2023. That is one for every 8,340 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.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pittsylvania County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Pittsylvania County is 65 (upper middle), #379 of 1,889 scored counties and #35 of 79 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Pittsylvania 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 | Pittsylvania County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $15.7M | $5.2M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 8,340 | 2,020 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.9% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,140 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $54,085 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $206K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,490−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 25,020
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 969 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $54,085+13.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,420
- Median home value
- $161,400
- Jobs located here
- 12,541
- Daytime population
- 46,960Residents 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 Pittsylvania 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 |
| 35Pittsylvania County, VA | 65 | 5 | 2.0 | $15.7M | −1.5% | #379 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Pittsylvania County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes66
- Sit-down restaurants63
- Fast food and sandwich shops66
- Pizza46
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops65
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 Pittsylvania County, VA?
Pittsylvania County has 5 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 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. 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 Pittsylvania County, VA spend on food away from home?
About $78.6M a year, or $3,140 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $15.7M 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 25,020 households in Pittsylvania County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pittsylvania County, VA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Pittsylvania County has 2.0 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 80% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $15.7M, 3.8 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Pittsylvania County would have about 19, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,340 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Pittsylvania County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Pittsylvania County at 59,490 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,020 households. Median household income in Pittsylvania County is $54,085, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.4%, 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. Pittsylvania County scores 65 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #379 of 1,889 scored counties.
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