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Bakeries and dessert shops in Lewis County, WA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #408 of 1,889 scored counties
#6 of 30 scored counties in Washington

Listings
15
3 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
38
All snack bars and retail bakeries · +26.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$122.8M
On food away from home · $3,730 a household
Spending per listing
$8.2M
98% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
53% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
88,062
+6.7% 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

At $3,730 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Lewis County spend about $122.8M a year on food away from home. Spread across 15 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $8.2M per shop, 98% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

Lewis County has 15 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 53% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Lewis County in 2023, up 26.7% from 2019. That is one for every 866 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. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Lewis County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lewis County grew 6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Lewis County is 64 (upper middle), #408 of 1,889 scored counties and #6 of 30 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lewis 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 Lewis County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureLewis CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.67.39.8
Spending per listing$8.2M$6.1M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)8669021,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+26.7%+14.9%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.7%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,730$4,501$4,070
Median household income$74,796$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score6467

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
30 → 38All snack bars and retail bakeries · +26.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
302
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
6All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
153 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Lewis 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 Lewis County

Population, 2025 estimate
88,062+6.7% since 2020
Households
32,916
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
2,403 sq. mi.
People per square mile
35
Median household income
$74,796+39.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,194
Median home value
$385,800
Jobs located here
25,436
Daytime population
72,396Residents 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 Lewis 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

Other business types in Lewis County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 bakeries and dessert shops in Lewis County. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 26.7% 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 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $122.8M a year, or $3,730 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $8.2M 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 32,916 households in Lewis County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lewis County has 4.6 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $8.2M, 98% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Lewis County would have about 30, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 866 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Lewis County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Lewis County at 88,062 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,916 households. The median household income in Lewis County is $74,796 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.9% 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. Lewis County scores 64 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #408 of 1,889 scored counties.

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