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Bakeries and dessert shops in Snohomish County, WA
The bakeries and dessert shops in Snohomish County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #278 of 1,889 scored counties
#4 of 30 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 192
- 66 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 342
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +5.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On food away from home · $4,807 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.9M
- 91% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 870,656
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Snohomish County comes to about $1.5B a year: $4,807 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. Spread across 192 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $7.9M per shop, 91% 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 192 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Snohomish County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 34% of them, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.1, 38% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 342 businesses with payroll in Snohomish County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries, up 5.9% from 2019. That is one for every 925 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 38 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Snohomish County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Snohomish County grew 4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For bakeries and dessert shops, Snohomish County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #278 of 1,889 scored counties and #4 of 30 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Snohomish 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 | Snohomish County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 7.3 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $7.9M | $6.1M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 925 | 902 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.9% | +14.9% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,807 | $4,501 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $111,246 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 323 → 342All snack bars and retail bakeries · +5.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,797
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $90M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 38All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 19266 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 367The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $2.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Snohomish 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 Snohomish County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 870,656+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 316,212
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,087 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 405
- Median household income
- $111,246+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,831
- Median home value
- $696,000
- Jobs located here
- 295,384
- Daytime population
- 731,489Residents 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 Snohomish 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 Snohomish County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes69
- Sit-down restaurants71
- Fast food and sandwich shops79
- Pizza80
- Coffee shops and cafes45
- Bakeries and dessert shops69
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Snohomish County, WA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 192 bakeries and dessert shops in Snohomish County. 66 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 342 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 5.9% 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 38 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Snohomish County, WA spend on food away from home?
About $1.5B a year, or $4,807 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 192 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $7.9M 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 316,212 households in Snohomish County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Snohomish County, WA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Snohomish County has 6.1 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $7.9M, 91% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Snohomish County would have about 367, against 192 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 925 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Snohomish County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Snohomish County at 870,656 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 316,212 households. The median household income in Snohomish County is $111,246 a year, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Snohomish County scores 69 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #278 of 1,889 scored counties.
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