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Bakeries and dessert shops in Southampton County, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Southampton County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$24.4M
On food away from home · $3,555 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
18,110
+0.9% 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

At $3,555 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Southampton County spend about $24.4M a year on food away from home. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no bakeries and dessert shops in Southampton County. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Southampton County would have about 6, against none on map listings.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack bars and retail bakeries in Southampton County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Southampton County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With no bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, Southampton County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Southampton 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 Southampton County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureSouthampton CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.08.59.8
Spending per listingn/a$5.2M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)n/a2,0201,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.9%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,555$4,372$4,070
Median household income$70,795$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored80

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
0
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 Southampton 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 Southampton County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,110+0.9% since 2020
Households
6,868
Median age
47.2
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
599 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$70,795+15.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,838
Median home value
$216,200
Jobs located here
3,775
Daytime population
14,076Residents 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 Southampton 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
Southampton County, VANot scored00.0n/a+0.9%

Other business types in Southampton County

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

Questions

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

There are no bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Southampton County as of September 2026. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in Southampton County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $24.4M a year, or $3,555 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 6,868 households in Southampton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Southampton County has no bakeries and dessert shops on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Southampton County would have about 6, against none on map listings.

How fast is Southampton County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Southampton County at 18,110 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,868 households. The median household income in Southampton County is $70,795 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.4% 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. Southampton County has no market score for bakeries and dessert shops, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for bakeries and dessert shops · All 56 business types in Southampton County

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