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Bakeries and dessert shops in Prince George County, VA

The bakeries and dessert shops in Prince George County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
3 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
3
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$52.2M
On food away from home · $4,042 a household
Spending per listing
$17.4M
4.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
77% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
43,936
+2.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 bakeries and dessert shops in Prince George County. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 77% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Households in Prince George County spend about $52.2M a year on food away from home, or $4,042 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $17.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 4.2 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Prince George County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 4,306 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 list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Prince George County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, Prince George County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Prince George 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.

Bakeries and dessert shops in Prince George County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasurePrince George CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.38.59.8
Spending per listing$17.4M$5.2M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)4,3062,0201,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.9%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,042$4,372$4,070
Median household income$84,897$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored80

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
51
Annual payroll, 2023
$693K
One-person businesses, 2023
3All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
33 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 George 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 George County

Population, 2025 estimate
43,936+2.0% since 2020
Households
12,919
Median age
35.2
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
265 sq. mi.
People per square mile
163
Median household income
$84,897+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,231
Median home value
$293,400
Jobs located here
10,746
Daytime population
38,666Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Prince George County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1New Kent County, VA9455.4$8.9M+21.2%#3 of 1,889
2Stafford County, VA94346.5$8.2M+8.3%#4 of 1,889
3Orange County, VA9196.1$7.1M+10.1%#12 of 1,889
4Isle of Wight County, VA9095.7$7.4M+6.7%#14 of 1,889
5Chesterfield County, VA90906.4$7M+8.7%#16 of 1,889
6Louisa County, VA8995.8$7M+13.6%#23 of 1,889
7Spotsylvania County, VA89377.1$6.7M+10.5%#24 of 1,889
8Suffolk city, VA88266.9$6.1M+10.4%#28 of 1,889
9Fluvanna County, VA8754.8$8.9M+6.2%#29 of 1,889
10Frederick County, VA86287.9$5.6M+8.8%#40 of 1,889
Prince George County, VANot scored32.3$17.4M+2.0%

Other business types in Prince George County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Prince George County, VA?

There are 3 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Prince George County as of September 2026. 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. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Prince George County, VA spend on food away from home?

About $52.2M a year, or $4,042 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $17.4M 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 12,919 households in Prince George County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Prince George County, VA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?

Prince George County has 2.3 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 77% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $17.4M, 4.2 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Prince George County would have about 13, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,306 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Prince George County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Prince George County at 43,936 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,919 households. Median household income in Prince George County is $84,897, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.1%, 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 George County has no market score for bakeries and dessert shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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