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Bakeries and dessert shops in Prince Edward County, VA
The bakeries and dessert shops in Prince Edward County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,113 of 1,889 scored counties
#49 of 79 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $25.5M
- On food away from home · $3,338 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,391
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 bakeries and dessert shops in Prince Edward County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 33%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.9, 19% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
At $3,338 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Prince Edward County spend about $25.5M a year on food away from home. Spread across 6 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $4.3M per shop, 3% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Prince Edward County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Prince Edward County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Prince Edward County is 45 (lower middle), #1,113 of 1,889 scored counties and #49 of 79 scored counties in Virginia.
How Prince Edward 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 | Prince Edward County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 8.5 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $5.2M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | n/a | 2,020 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.9% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,338 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $56,315 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 62 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,391+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 7,641
- Median age
- 34.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 350 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $56,315+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,641
- Median home value
- $216,600
- Jobs located here
- 8,275
- Daytime population
- 21,661Residents 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 Prince Edward 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 |
| 49Prince Edward County, VA | 45 | 6 | 7.9 | $4.3M | +2.3% | #1,113 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Prince Edward County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes30
- Sit-down restaurants26
- Fast food and sandwich shops32
- Pizza47
- Coffee shops and cafes32
- Bakeries and dessert shops45
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 Prince Edward County, VA?
Prince Edward County has 6 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in Prince Edward County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Prince Edward County, VA spend on food away from home?
About $25.5M a year, or $3,338 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 7,641 households in Prince Edward County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Prince Edward County, VA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Prince Edward County has 7.9 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.3M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending.
How fast is Prince Edward County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Prince Edward County at 22,391 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,641 households. Median household income in Prince Edward County is $56,315, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Prince Edward County scores 45 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,113 of 1,889 scored counties.
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