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Bakeries and dessert shops in Jackson County, WI

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
5
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$29.3M
On food away from home · $3,539 a household
Spending per listing
$9.8M
2.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
63% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,999
−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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 bakeries and dessert shops in Jackson County. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Household spending on food away from home in Jackson County comes to about $29.3M a year: $3,539 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9.8M per shop, 2.4 times 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.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Jackson County in 2023. That is one for every 1,655 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 show Jackson County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, Jackson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Jackson 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 Jackson County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.67.69.8
Spending per listing$9.8M$5.2M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)1,6551,7351,369
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$3,539$3,959$4,070
Median household income$68,110$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored64

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 5All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$196K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,999−0.5% since 2020
Households
8,274
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
988 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$68,110+27.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,451
Median home value
$196,100
Jobs located here
7,471
Daytime population
18,963Residents 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 Jackson 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
Jackson County, WINot scored33.6$9.8M−0.5%

Other business types in Jackson County

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

Questions

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

There are 3 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Jackson County as of September 2026. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 5 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 Jackson County, WI spend on food away from home?

About $29.3M a year, or $3,539 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $9.8M 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 8,274 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jackson County has 3.6 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $9.8M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Jackson County would have about 7, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,655 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Jackson County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 20,999 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,274 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $68,110, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.0%, 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. Jackson County has no market score for bakeries and dessert shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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