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Bakeries and dessert shops in Kitsap County, WA
How Kitsap County, WA compares with other counties and the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #496 of 1,889 scored counties
#10 of 30 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 82
- 17 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 133
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +24.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $495.6M
- On food away from home · $4,567 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6M
- 46% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 283,374
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 82 bakeries and dessert shops in Kitsap County. 17 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 7.6 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
At $4,567 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Kitsap County spend about $495.6M a year on food away from home. That works out to $6M per shop, 46% 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 133 businesses with payroll in Kitsap County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries, up 24.3% from 2019. That is one for every 816 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. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $902K have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Kitsap County.
Population estimates put the population change in Kitsap County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Kitsap County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #496 of 1,889 scored counties and #10 of 30 scored counties in Washington.
How Kitsap 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 | Kitsap County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 7.3 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $6M | $6.1M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 816 | 902 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +24.3% | +14.9% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,567 | $4,501 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $104,158 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 107 → 133All snack bars and retail bakeries · +24.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,176
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $28.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8217 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 120The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $902K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Kitsap 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 Kitsap County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 283,374+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 108,537
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 395 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 703
- Median household income
- $104,158+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,745
- Median home value
- $555,100
- Jobs located here
- 71,510
- Daytime population
- 250,195Residents 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 Kitsap 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 Kitsap County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes64
- Sit-down restaurants69
- Fast food and sandwich shops80
- Pizza79
- Coffee shops and cafes38
- Bakeries and dessert shops61
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Kitsap County, WA?
Kitsap County has 82 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 133 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 24.3% from 2019. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Kitsap County, WA spend on food away from home?
About $495.6M a year, or $4,567 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $6M 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 108,537 households in Kitsap County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kitsap County, WA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Kitsap County has 7.6 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $6M, 46% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Kitsap County would have about 120, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 816 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Kitsap County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Kitsap County at 283,374 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 108,537 households. Median household income in Kitsap County is $104,158, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.1%, 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. Kitsap County scores 61 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #496 of 1,889 scored counties.
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