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Bakeries and dessert shops in Pulaski County, VA
The bakeries and dessert shops in Pulaski County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,465 of 1,889 scored counties
#63 of 79 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 12
- 3 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $49M
- On food away from home · $3,388 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,586
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Pulaski County is 35 (lower middle), #1,465 of 1,889 scored counties and #63 of 79 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $3,388 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Pulaski County spend about $49M a year on food away from home. That works out to $4.1M per shop, 2% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
Pulaski County has 12 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 25%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.3, 15% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack bars and retail bakeries in Pulaski County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pulaski County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Pulaski 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 | Pulaski County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 8.5 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $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 | −0.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,388 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $62,028 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 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
- 4All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 123 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,586−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 14,456
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 320 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 105
- Median household income
- $62,028+15.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,453
- Median home value
- $191,700
- Jobs located here
- 14,839
- Daytime population
- 34,353Residents 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 Pulaski 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 |
| 63Pulaski County, VA | 35 | 12 | 8.3 | $4.1M | −0.6% | #1,465 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Pulaski County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes51
- Sit-down restaurants56
- Fast food and sandwich shops19
- Pizza17
- Coffee shops and cafes58
- Bakeries and dessert shops35
Groceries and convenience
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Health care
Child care
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Pulaski County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 bakeries and dessert shops in Pulaski County. 3 of them (25%) 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 Pulaski County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pulaski County, VA spend on food away from home?
About $49M a year, or $3,388 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 14,456 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pulaski County, VA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Pulaski County has 8.3 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.1M, 2% below 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 Pulaski County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Pulaski County at 33,586 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,456 households. The median household income in Pulaski County is $62,028 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.2% 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. Pulaski County scores 35 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,465 of 1,889 scored counties.
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