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Bakeries and dessert shops in Cabell County, WV

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,707 of 1,889 scored counties
#24 of 30 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
36
22 chain locations (61%)
Official establishments
24
All snack bars and retail bakeries · +4.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$128.2M
On food away from home · $3,261 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.2
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
91,183
−3.2% since 2020

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What this means

For bakeries and dessert shops, Cabell County has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #1,707 of 1,889 scored counties and #24 of 30 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $3,261 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Cabell County spend about $128.2M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3.6M per shop, 14% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

There are 36 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Cabell County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 61% of them, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.2, 6% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Cabell County was 24 in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,638 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. Population estimates put the population change in Cabell County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Cabell County compares

The same measures for West Virginia 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 Cabell County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureCabell CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.27.19.8
Spending per listing$3.6M$4.7M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)1,6382,7091,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.4%+34.5%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.2%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,261$3,343$4,070
Median household income$55,832$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score2649

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 24All snack bars and retail bakeries · +4.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
366
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3622 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The 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 Cabell 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 Cabell County

Population, 2025 estimate
91,183−3.2% since 2020
Households
39,318
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
281 sq. mi.
People per square mile
330
Median household income
$55,832+39.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,798
Median home value
$164,400
Jobs located here
51,698
Daytime population
106,949Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Cabell County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Berkeley County, WV81377.3$5.3M+13.7%#80 of 1,889
2Putnam County, WV73156.5$6.1M−1.0%#205 of 1,889
3Marion County, WV62135.6$6.2M−1.2%#464 of 1,889
4Mineral County, WV6276.3$5.5M−0.4%#466 of 1,889
5Jefferson County, WV612511.0$4M+9.2%#528 of 1,889
6Marshall County, WV5964.8$6.7M−4.4%#564 of 1,889
7Randolph County, WV5854.7$6.8M−3.6%#599 of 1,889
8Preston County, WV5875.5$6.1M−0.6%#601 of 1,889
9Hampshire County, WV5778.1$4.2M+4.4%#666 of 1,889
10Hancock County, WV5486.2$5.3M−4.5%#772 of 1,889
24Cabell County, WV26369.2$3.6M−3.2%#1,707 of 1,889

Other business types in Cabell County

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

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Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Cabell County, WV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 36 bakeries and dessert shops in Cabell County. 22 of them (61%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 4.4% 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.

How much do households in Cabell County, WV spend on food away from home?

About $128.2M a year, or $3,261 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 39,318 households in Cabell County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cabell County has 9.2 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.6M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Cabell County would have about 31, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,638 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Cabell County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Cabell County at 91,183 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 39,318 households. The median household income in Cabell County is $55,832 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.5% 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. Cabell County scores 26 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,707 of 1,889 scored counties.

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