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Bakeries and dessert shops in Dunn County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #447 of 1,889 scored counties
#23 of 61 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
12
2 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
9
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$66.4M
On food away from home · $3,806 a household
Spending per listing
$5.5M
33% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.9
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,223
+1.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 bakeries and dessert shops in Dunn County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 6.9 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

At $3,806 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Dunn County spend about $66.4M a year on food away from home. That works out to $5.5M per shop, 33% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Dunn County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 1,938 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.

Population estimates put the population change in Dunn County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Dunn County is 63 (upper middle), #447 of 1,889 scored counties and #23 of 61 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Dunn 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 Dunn County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureDunn CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.97.69.8
Spending per listing$5.5M$5.2M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)1,9381,7351,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+35.1%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,806$3,959$4,070
Median household income$74,824$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score6364

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 9All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
109
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
122 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Dunn 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 Dunn County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,223+1.7% since 2020
Households
17,440
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
850 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$74,824+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,785
Median home value
$243,200
Jobs located here
19,544
Daytime population
43,071Residents 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 Dunn 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
23Dunn County, WI63126.9$5.5M+1.7%#447 of 1,889

Other business types in Dunn County

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

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Dunn County, WI?

Dunn County has 12 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 9 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 Dunn County, WI spend on food away from home?

About $66.4M a year, or $3,806 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $5.5M 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 17,440 households in Dunn County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dunn County has 6.9 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $5.5M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Dunn County would have about 16, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,938 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Dunn County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Dunn County at 46,223 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,440 households. Median household income in Dunn County is $74,824, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Dunn County scores 63 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #447 of 1,889 scored counties.

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