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Bakeries and dessert shops in Manitowoc County, WI
How Manitowoc County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #656 of 1,889 scored counties
#33 of 61 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 27
- 6 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $128.5M
- On food away from home · $3,651 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,710
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 bakeries and dessert shops in Manitowoc County. 6 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That is 7.7 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
At $3,651 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Manitowoc County spend about $128.5M a year on food away from home. Spread across 27 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $4.8M per shop, 15% 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 15 businesses with payroll in Manitowoc County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 2,346 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. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Manitowoc County.
Population estimates show Manitowoc County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For bakeries and dessert shops, Manitowoc County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #656 of 1,889 scored counties and #33 of 61 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Manitowoc 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 | Manitowoc County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 7.6 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $5.2M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 2,346 | 1,735 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.1% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,651 | $3,959 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $69,148 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 15All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 172
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 276 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
- 3
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Manitowoc 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 Manitowoc County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,710+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 35,188
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 589 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 138
- Median household income
- $69,148+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,528
- Median home value
- $186,900
- Jobs located here
- 33,176
- Daytime population
- 74,436Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Manitowoc County marked.
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 |
| 33Manitowoc County, WI | 57 | 27 | 7.7 | $4.8M | +0.4% | #656 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Manitowoc County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes51
- Sit-down restaurants49
- Fast food and sandwich shops68
- Pizza69
- Coffee shops and cafes65
- Bakeries and dessert shops57
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Manitowoc County, WI?
There are 27 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Manitowoc County as of September 2026. 6 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 15 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. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Manitowoc County, WI spend on food away from home?
About $128.5M a year, or $3,651 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 35,188 households in Manitowoc County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Manitowoc County, WI compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Manitowoc County has 7.7 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.8M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Manitowoc County would have about 31, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,346 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Manitowoc County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Manitowoc County at 81,710 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,188 households. Median household income in Manitowoc County is $69,148, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. Manitowoc County scores 57 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #656 of 1,889 scored counties.
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