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Bakeries and dessert shops in Columbia County, WA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.6M
On food away from home · $3,555 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
4,141
+4.7% 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

There are no bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Columbia County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

At $3,555 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Columbia County spend about $6.6M a year on food away from home. That spending covers all food away from home, which bakeries and dessert shops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Columbia County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Columbia County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Columbia 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.

Bakeries and dessert shops in Columbia County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureColumbia CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.07.39.8
Spending per listingn/a$6.1M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)n/a9021,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.9%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,555$4,501$4,070
Median household income$71,810$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored67

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
2The 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,141+4.7% since 2020
Households
1,862
Median age
48.8
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
869 sq. mi.
People per square mile
5
Median household income
$71,810
Average household income
$88,239
Median home value
$271,200
Jobs located here
1,408
Daytime population
3,875Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Washington

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

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Clark County, WA721055.4$8.2M+5.3%#214 of 1,889
2Douglas County, WA72106.3$6.5M+8.0%#216 of 1,889
3Mason County, WA71124.6$8.7M+7.8%#230 of 1,889
4Snohomish County, WA691926.1$7.9M+4.9%#278 of 1,889
5Pierce County, WA671795.1$8.7M+2.5%#322 of 1,889
6Lewis County, WA64154.6$8.2M+6.7%#408 of 1,889
7Thurston County, WA64726.1$7.1M+2.8%#412 of 1,889
8Jefferson County, WA6495.5$7M+2.7%#413 of 1,889
9Cowlitz County, WA61235.2$7.2M+3.5%#490 of 1,889
10Kitsap County, WA61827.6$6M+2.7%#496 of 1,889
Columbia County, WANot scored00.0n/a+4.7%

Other business types in Columbia County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Columbia County, WA?

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

How much do households in Columbia County, WA spend on food away from home?

About $6.6M 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). The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,862 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Columbia County has no bakeries and dessert shops on map listings. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Columbia County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

How fast is Columbia County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Columbia County at 4,141 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,862 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $71,810, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Columbia County

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