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Bakeries and dessert shops in the Evanston, WY-UT area

The bakeries and dessert shops in the Evanston, WY-UT area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #309 of 507 scored small-town markets
#7 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Wyoming

Listings
18
4 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
4
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$32.9M
On food away from home · $3,811 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
56% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.8
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,415
+2.0% since 2020

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What this means

Household spending on food away from home in the Evanston area comes to about $32.9M a year: $3,811 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $1.8M per shop, 56% 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 18 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in the Evanston area as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 22%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.8, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 9.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in the Evanston area classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 2,160 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. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in the Evanston area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Evanston area scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #309 of 507 scored small-town markets and #7 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Wyoming.

How the Evanston area compares

The same measures for Wyoming 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 Evanston, WY-UT area compared with Wyoming and the U.S.
MeasureEvanston areaWyomingU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.87.39.8
Spending per listing$1.8M$5.2M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)2,1601,1261,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+44.0%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,811$3,811$4,070
Median household income$82,471$76,176$80,734
Groundwork market score4552

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$233K
One-person businesses, 2023
4All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
184 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 the Evanston area, 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 the Evanston area

Population, 2025 estimate
23,415+2.0% since 2020
Households
8,639
Median age
37.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
3,111 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$82,471
Average household income
$105,321
Median home value
$293,800
Jobs located here
9,409
Daytime population
22,588Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Wyoming

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Wyoming for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with the Evanston area marked.

Top small-town markets in Wyoming

Small-town markets in Wyoming ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Laramie, WY6195.3$6.6M+3.9%#128 of 507
2Gillette, WY61147.8$5.3M+2.1%#135 of 507
3Cody, WY59118.3$4.5M+5.1%#161 of 507
4Sheridan, WY58107.2$5M+7.2%#170 of 507
5Rock Springs, WY54116.3$6M−2.2%#209 of 507
6Riverton, WY46117.3$4.7M+0.7%#293 of 507
7Evanston, WY-UT451820.8$1.8M+2.0%#309 of 507
8Jackson, WY-ID442315.9$3.2M+4.2%#319 of 507

Other business types in the Evanston area

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

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in the Evanston, WY-UT area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 bakeries and dessert shops in the Evanston area. 4 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023. 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 also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Evanston, WY-UT area spend on food away from home?

About $32.9M a year, or $3,811 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 8,639 households in the Evanston area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Evanston, WY-UT area compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?

The Evanston area has 20.8 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, the Evanston area would have about 8, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,160 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is the Evanston, WY-UT area growing?

Population estimates put the Evanston area at 23,415 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,639 households. The median household income in the Evanston area is $82,471 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Evanston area scores 45 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #309 of 507 scored small-town markets.

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