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Bakeries and dessert shops in Tazewell County, VA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #845 of 1,889 scored counties
#43 of 79 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
9
2 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
3
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$49.5M
On food away from home · $3,038 a household
Spending per listing
$5.5M
33% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.5
44% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,635
−4.4% 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 9 bakeries and dessert shops in Tazewell County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 22%, against 35% across the U.S. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Households in Tazewell County spend about $49.5M a year on food away from home, or $3,038 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.5M per shop, 33% 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.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Tazewell County in 2023. That is one for every 5,430 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.

Population estimates show Tazewell County declined 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Tazewell County is 52 (upper middle), #845 of 1,889 scored counties and #43 of 79 scored counties in Virginia.

How Tazewell 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 Tazewell County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureTazewell CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.58.59.8
Spending per listing$5.5M$5.2M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)5,4302,0201,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.9%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.4%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,038$4,372$4,070
Median household income$47,313$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score5280

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$219K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
92 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 Tazewell 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 Tazewell County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,635−4.4% since 2020
Households
16,290
Median age
45.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
519 sq. mi.
People per square mile
76
Median household income
$47,313+12.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,710
Median home value
$118,300
Jobs located here
14,139
Daytime population
38,141Residents 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 Tazewell 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
43Tazewell County, VA5295.5$5.5M−4.4%#845 of 1,889

Other business types in Tazewell County

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

Questions

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

There are 9 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Tazewell County as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. 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.

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

About $49.5M a year, or $3,038 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $5.5M 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 16,290 households in Tazewell County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tazewell County has 5.5 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $5.5M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Tazewell County would have about 12, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,430 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Tazewell County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Tazewell County at 38,635 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,290 households. Median household income in Tazewell County is $47,313, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.4%, 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. Tazewell County scores 52 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #845 of 1,889 scored counties.

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