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Bakeries and dessert shops in Calumet County, WI
The bakeries and dessert shops in Calumet County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #138 of 1,889 scored counties
#5 of 61 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $89.9M
- On food away from home · $4,208 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.2M
- 97% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 53,982
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Calumet County is 76 (high), #138 of 1,889 scored counties and #5 of 61 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for bakeries and dessert shops.
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 bakeries and dessert shops in Calumet County. None of them are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.1, 48% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Households in Calumet County spend about $89.9M a year on food away from home, or $4,208 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $8.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 97% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. That spending covers all food away from home, which bakeries and dessert shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Calumet County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 1,943 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count takes in all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops: coffee shops and cafes are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $668K have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Calumet County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Calumet County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Calumet 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.
| Measure | Calumet County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 7.6 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $8.2M | $5.2M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,943 | 1,735 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.1% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,208 | $3,959 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $88,810 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 11All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 94
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $668K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Calumet 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 Calumet County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 53,982+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 21,372
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 318 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 166
- Median household income
- $88,810+17.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,837
- Median home value
- $274,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,565
- Daytime population
- 42,761Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, WI | 83 | 26 | 4.6 | $9.6M | +1.8% | #57 of 1,889 |
| 2Pierce County, WI | 81 | 10 | 6.3 | $6.8M | +3.1% | #76 of 1,889 |
| 3Oconto County, WI | 81 | 10 | 5.9 | $6.4M | +2.9% | #77 of 1,889 |
| 4Clark County, WI | 77 | 5 | 3.9 | $9.3M | +1.2% | #124 of 1,889 |
| 5Calumet County, WI | 76 | 11 | 5.1 | $8.2M | +2.9% | #138 of 1,889 |
| 6St. Croix County, WI | 75 | 25 | 6.7 | $7M | +4.7% | #162 of 1,889 |
| 7Winnebago County, WI | 72 | 38 | 5.2 | $7.3M | +1.4% | #215 of 1,889 |
| 8Monroe County, WI | 70 | 5 | 2.7 | $13.4M | +0.6% | #251 of 1,889 |
| 9Jefferson County, WI | 70 | 19 | 5.4 | $7.3M | +0.3% | #255 of 1,889 |
| 10Fond du Lac County, WI | 70 | 23 | 5.3 | $7.2M | +0.5% | #257 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Calumet County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes84
- Sit-down restaurants79
- Fast food and sandwich shops89
- Pizza87
- Coffee shops and cafes77
- Bakeries and dessert shops76
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Calumet County, WI?
Calumet County has 11 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops.
How much do households in Calumet County, WI spend on food away from home?
About $89.9M a year, or $4,208 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $8.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,372 households in Calumet County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Calumet County, WI compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Calumet County has 5.1 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $8.2M, 97% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Calumet County would have about 22, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,943 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Calumet County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Calumet County at 53,982 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,372 households. Median household income in Calumet County is $88,810, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.1%, 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. Calumet County scores 76 for bakeries and dessert shops (high), #138 of 1,889 scored counties.
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