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Bakeries and dessert shops in Douglas County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Douglas County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #216 of 1,889 scored counties
#2 of 30 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $64.8M
- On food away from home · $4,068 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.5M
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,473
- +8.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 bakeries and dessert shops in Douglas County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.3, 36% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
At $4,068 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Douglas County spend about $64.8M a year on food away from home. That works out to $6.5M per shop, 56% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Douglas County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 1,448 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. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Douglas County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For bakeries and dessert shops, Douglas County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #216 of 1,889 scored counties and #2 of 30 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Douglas 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 | Douglas County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 7.3 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $6.5M | $6.1M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,448 | 902 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.9% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.0% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,068 | $4,501 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $80,363 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 11All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 73
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,473+8.0% since 2020
- Households
- 15,923
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,819 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $80,363+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,623
- Median home value
- $432,500
- Jobs located here
- 11,460
- Daytime population
- 34,658Residents 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 Douglas 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 |
Other business types in Douglas County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes81
- Sit-down restaurants78
- Fast food and sandwich shops89
- Pizza92
- Coffee shops and cafes52
- Bakeries and dessert shops72
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Douglas County, WA?
Douglas County has 10 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 11 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. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Douglas County, WA spend on food away from home?
About $64.8M a year, or $4,068 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 10 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $6.5M 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 15,923 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, WA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Douglas County has 6.3 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $6.5M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Douglas County would have about 16, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,448 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 46,473 people in 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,923 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $80,363, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Douglas County scores 72 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #216 of 1,889 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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