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Bakeries and dessert shops in Barron County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,317 of 1,889 scored counties
#50 of 61 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
17
3 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
13
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$71.2M
On food away from home · $3,569 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.5
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,484
−0.5% 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

Household spending on food away from home in Barron County comes to about $71.2M a year: $3,569 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

There are 17 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Barron County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 18%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.5, 13% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Barron County in 2023. That is one for every 1,535 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 also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $264K have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Barron County.

Population estimates put the population change in Barron County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For bakeries and dessert shops, Barron County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,317 of 1,889 scored counties and #50 of 61 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Barron County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Barron County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureBarron CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.57.69.8
Spending per listing$4.2M$5.2M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)1,5351,7351,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+35.1%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,569$3,959$4,070
Median household income$65,933$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score3964

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 13All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
77
Annual payroll, 2023
$947K
One-person businesses, 2023
3All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
173 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$264K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
46,484−0.5% since 2020
Households
19,955
Median age
45.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
863 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$65,933+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,099
Median home value
$216,600
Jobs located here
20,886
Daytime population
44,130Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Wisconsin

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

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, WI83264.6$9.6M+1.8%#57 of 1,889
2Pierce County, WI81106.3$6.8M+3.1%#76 of 1,889
3Oconto County, WI81105.9$6.4M+2.9%#77 of 1,889
4Clark County, WI7753.9$9.3M+1.2%#124 of 1,889
5Calumet County, WI76115.1$8.2M+2.9%#138 of 1,889
6St. Croix County, WI75256.7$7M+4.7%#162 of 1,889
7Winnebago County, WI72385.2$7.3M+1.4%#215 of 1,889
8Monroe County, WI7052.7$13.4M+0.6%#251 of 1,889
9Jefferson County, WI70195.4$7.3M+0.3%#255 of 1,889
10Fond du Lac County, WI70235.3$7.2M+0.5%#257 of 1,889
50Barron County, WI39178.5$4.2M−0.5%#1,317 of 1,889

Other business types in Barron 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 Barron County, WI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 bakeries and dessert shops in Barron County. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023. The official count takes in all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops: coffee shops and cafes are counted too. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Barron County, WI spend on food away from home?

About $71.2M a year, or $3,569 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 19,955 households in Barron County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Barron County has 8.5 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.2M, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,535 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Barron County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Barron County at 46,484 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,955 households. The median household income in Barron County is $65,933 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.1% 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. Barron County scores 39 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,317 of 1,889 scored counties.

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