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Bakeries and dessert shops in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro area
The bakeries and dessert shops in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #146 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington
- Listings
- 39
- 13 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 73
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +12.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $217.4M
- On food away from home · $4,155 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.6M
- 35% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 132,975
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area comes to about $217.4M a year: $4,155 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 39 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $5.6M per shop, 35% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
There are 39 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area as of September 2026. 13 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That is 7.5 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts show 73 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area in 2023, up 12.3% from 2019. That is one for every 717 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. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #146 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington.
How the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area 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 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 7.3 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.6M | $6.1M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 717 | 902 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.3% | +14.9% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,155 | $4,501 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $89,263 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 73All snack bars and retail bakeries · +12.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 652
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3913 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area, 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 the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 132,975+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 52,329
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,730 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $89,263+33.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,733
- Median home value
- $545,100
- Jobs located here
- 49,731
- Daytime population
- 119,306Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 66 | 1,242 | 7.7 | $6.4M | +3.3% | #64 of 387 |
| 2Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 65 | 72 | 6.1 | $7.1M | +2.8% | #69 of 387 |
| 3Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 62 | 82 | 7.6 | $6M | +2.7% | #94 of 387 |
| 4Longview-Kelso, WA | 60 | 23 | 5.2 | $7.2M | +3.5% | #112 of 387 |
| 5Bellingham, WA | 60 | 67 | 7.1 | $5.6M | +3.9% | #114 of 387 |
| 6Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 58 | 147 | 6.2 | $6.3M | +3.5% | #131 of 387 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 57 | 821 | 8.1 | $5.5M | +1.0% | #137 of 387 |
| 7Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 56 | 39 | 7.5 | $5.6M | +2.4% | #146 of 387 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 53 | 13 | 4.9 | $7.6M | +1.5% | #168 of 387 |
| 8Kennewick-Richland, WA | 50 | 103 | 9.5 | $4.4M | +6.5% | #196 of 387 |
Other business types in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes41
- Sit-down restaurants45
- Fast food and sandwich shops79
- Pizza67
- Coffee shops and cafes27
- Bakeries and dessert shops56
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 39 bakeries and dessert shops in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area. 13 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 73 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 12.3% 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 also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro area spend on food away from home?
About $217.4M a year, or $4,155 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $5.6M 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 52,329 households in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
The Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area has 7.5 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $5.6M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area would have about 53, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 717 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area at 132,975 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,329 households. The median household income in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area is $89,263 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.2% 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. The Mount Vernon-Anacortes metro area scores 56 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #146 of 387 scored metro areas.
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