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Bakeries and dessert shops in Natrona County, WY

The bakeries and dessert shops in Natrona County, WY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #875 of 1,889 scored counties
#8 of 12 scored counties in Wyoming

Listings
20
6 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
35
All snack bars and retail bakeries · +66.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$126.7M
On food away from home · $3,740 a household
Spending per listing
$6.3M
53% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
80,526
+0.3% 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 20 bakeries and dessert shops in Natrona County. 6 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.9, 40% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Households in Natrona County spend about $126.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,740 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.3M per shop, 53% 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.

Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Natrona County in 2023, up 66.7% from 2019. That is one for every 968 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 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Natrona County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For bakeries and dessert shops, Natrona County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #875 of 1,889 scored counties and #8 of 12 scored counties in Wyoming.

How Natrona County 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 Natrona County, WY compared with Wyoming and the U.S.
MeasureNatrona CountyWyomingU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.97.39.8
Spending per listing$6.3M$5.2M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)9681,1261,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+66.7%+44.0%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,740$3,811$4,070
Median household income$72,156$76,176$80,734
Groundwork market score5152

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 35All snack bars and retail bakeries · +66.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
319
Annual payroll, 2023
$6M
One-person businesses, 2023
10All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
206 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
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Natrona 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 Natrona County

Population, 2025 estimate
80,526+0.3% since 2020
Households
33,886
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
5,341 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$72,156+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,678
Median home value
$273,000
Jobs located here
41,461
Daytime population
82,170Residents 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 counties in Wyoming for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Natrona County marked.

Top counties in Wyoming

Counties in Wyoming ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, WY6667.2$5.7M+7.8%#367 of 1,889
2Campbell County, WY57147.8$5.3M+2.1%#645 of 1,889
3Albany County, WY5695.3$6.6M+3.9%#682 of 1,889
4Laramie County, WY56317.2$5.4M+2.2%#690 of 1,889
5Park County, WY55118.3$4.5M+5.1%#746 of 1,889
6Sheridan County, WY53107.2$5M+7.2%#812 of 1,889
7Sweetwater County, WY52116.3$6M−2.2%#840 of 1,889
8Natrona County, WY51205.9$6.3M+0.3%#875 of 1,889
9Uinta County, WY461013.0$2.9M+1.3%#1,100 of 1,889
10Fremont County, WY40117.3$4.7M+0.7%#1,282 of 1,889

Other business types in Natrona County

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

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Natrona County, WY?

Natrona County has 20 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 66.7% from 2019. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Natrona County, WY spend on food away from home?

About $126.7M a year, or $3,740 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $6.3M 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 33,886 households in Natrona County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Natrona County has 5.9 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $6.3M, 53% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Natrona County would have about 31, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 968 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 66.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Natrona County, WY growing?

Population estimates put Natrona County at 80,526 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,886 households. Median household income in Natrona County is $72,156, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.0%, 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. Natrona County scores 51 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #875 of 1,889 scored counties.

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