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Bakeries and dessert shops in Ozaukee County, WI

How Ozaukee 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #861 of 1,889 scored counties
#39 of 61 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
44
7 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
30
All snack bars and retail bakeries · +15.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$177.3M
On food away from home · $4,628 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.5
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
94,346
+3.0% 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 Ozaukee County comes to about $177.3M a year: $4,628 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Spread across 44 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $4M per shop, 3% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

There are 44 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Ozaukee County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 35% across the U.S. That is 11.5 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Ozaukee County in 2023, up 15.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,277 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.

Population estimates put the population change in Ozaukee County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Ozaukee County is 52 (upper middle), #861 of 1,889 scored counties and #39 of 61 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Ozaukee 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 Ozaukee County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureOzaukee CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.57.69.8
Spending per listing$4M$5.2M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)1,2771,7351,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.4%+35.1%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,628$3,959$4,070
Median household income$96,996$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5264

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 30All snack bars and retail bakeries · +15.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
294
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
447 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The 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 Ozaukee 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 Ozaukee County

Population, 2025 estimate
94,346+3.0% since 2020
Households
38,309
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
233 sq. mi.
People per square mile
399
Median household income
$96,996+13.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$138,958
Median home value
$390,200
Jobs located here
42,307
Daytime population
88,821Residents 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 Ozaukee 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
39Ozaukee County, WI524411.5$4M+3.0%#861 of 1,889

Other business types in Ozaukee County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 44 bakeries and dessert shops in Ozaukee County. 7 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 15.4% from 2019. The official count takes in all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops: coffee shops and cafes are counted too.

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

About $177.3M a year, or $4,628 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 38,309 households in Ozaukee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ozaukee County has 11.5 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Ozaukee County would have about 43, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,277 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Ozaukee County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Ozaukee County at 94,346 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 38,309 households. The median household income in Ozaukee County is $96,996 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.8% 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. Ozaukee County scores 52 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #861 of 1,889 scored counties.

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