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Bakeries and dessert shops in Chelan County, WA
The bakeries and dessert shops in Chelan County, WA, 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 #1,484 of 1,889 scored counties
#26 of 30 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 42
- 3 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +25.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $128.1M
- On food away from home · $4,064 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,941
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Chelan County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,484 of 1,889 scored counties and #26 of 30 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Chelan County spend about $128.1M a year on food away from home, or $4,064 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 26% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
There are 42 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Chelan County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 13.3 for every 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Chelan County was 55 in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 573 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $65K have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Chelan County. Population estimates show Chelan County grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Chelan County compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Chelan County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 7.3 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $6.1M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 573 | 902 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +25.0% | +14.9% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,064 | $4,501 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $82,381 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 44 → 55All snack bars and retail bakeries · +25.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 506
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 423 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $65K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Chelan 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 Chelan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,941+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 31,520
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,921 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $82,381+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,869
- Median home value
- $490,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,458
- Daytime population
- 82,578Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Washington, with Chelan County marked.
Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clark County, WA | 72 | 105 | 5.4 | $8.2M | +5.3% | #214 of 1,889 |
| 2Douglas County, WA | 72 | 10 | 6.3 | $6.5M | +8.0% | #216 of 1,889 |
| 3Mason County, WA | 71 | 12 | 4.6 | $8.7M | +7.8% | #230 of 1,889 |
| 4Snohomish County, WA | 69 | 192 | 6.1 | $7.9M | +4.9% | #278 of 1,889 |
| 5Pierce County, WA | 67 | 179 | 5.1 | $8.7M | +2.5% | #322 of 1,889 |
| 6Lewis County, WA | 64 | 15 | 4.6 | $8.2M | +6.7% | #408 of 1,889 |
| 7Thurston County, WA | 64 | 72 | 6.1 | $7.1M | +2.8% | #412 of 1,889 |
| 8Jefferson County, WA | 64 | 9 | 5.5 | $7M | +2.7% | #413 of 1,889 |
| 9Cowlitz County, WA | 61 | 23 | 5.2 | $7.2M | +3.5% | #490 of 1,889 |
| 10Kitsap County, WA | 61 | 82 | 7.6 | $6M | +2.7% | #496 of 1,889 |
| 26Chelan County, WA | 35 | 42 | 13.3 | $3.1M | +3.3% | #1,484 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Chelan County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes32
- Sit-down restaurants38
- Fast food and sandwich shops71
- Pizza68
- Coffee shops and cafes30
- Bakeries and dessert shops35
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Chelan County, WA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 42 bakeries and dessert shops in Chelan County. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019. 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 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chelan County, WA spend on food away from home?
About $128.1M a year, or $4,064 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 31,520 households in Chelan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chelan County, WA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Chelan County has 13.3 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.1M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Chelan County would have about 31, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 573 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Chelan County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Chelan County at 81,941 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,520 households. The median household income in Chelan County is $82,381 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.1% 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. Chelan County scores 35 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,484 of 1,889 scored counties.
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