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Bakeries and dessert shops in Sheridan County, WY
The bakeries and dessert shops in Sheridan County, WY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #812 of 1,889 scored counties
#6 of 12 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $50.4M
- On food away from home · $3,638 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,241
- +7.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Sheridan County comes to about $50.4M a year: $3,638 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 22% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
Sheridan County has 10 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.2, 27% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Sheridan County in 2023. That is one for every 989 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.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sheridan County grew 7.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Sheridan County is 53 (upper middle), #812 of 1,889 scored counties and #6 of 12 scored counties in Wyoming.
How Sheridan 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.
| Measure | Sheridan County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 7.3 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $5.2M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 989 | 1,126 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +44.0% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,638 | $3,811 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $71,388 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 14All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 139
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Sheridan 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 Sheridan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,241+7.2% since 2020
- Households
- 13,845
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,523 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $71,388+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,947
- Median home value
- $394,900
- Jobs located here
- 14,161
- Daytime population
- 31,268Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wyoming market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wyoming for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Sheridan County marked.
Top counties in Wyoming
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, WY | 66 | 6 | 7.2 | $5.7M | +7.8% | #367 of 1,889 |
| 2Campbell County, WY | 57 | 14 | 7.8 | $5.3M | +2.1% | #645 of 1,889 |
| 3Albany County, WY | 56 | 9 | 5.3 | $6.6M | +3.9% | #682 of 1,889 |
| 4Laramie County, WY | 56 | 31 | 7.2 | $5.4M | +2.2% | #690 of 1,889 |
| 5Park County, WY | 55 | 11 | 8.3 | $4.5M | +5.1% | #746 of 1,889 |
| 6Sheridan County, WY | 53 | 10 | 7.2 | $5M | +7.2% | #812 of 1,889 |
| 7Sweetwater County, WY | 52 | 11 | 6.3 | $6M | −2.2% | #840 of 1,889 |
| 8Natrona County, WY | 51 | 20 | 5.9 | $6.3M | +0.3% | #875 of 1,889 |
| 9Uinta County, WY | 46 | 10 | 13.0 | $2.9M | +1.3% | #1,100 of 1,889 |
| 10Fremont County, WY | 40 | 11 | 7.3 | $4.7M | +0.7% | #1,282 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Sheridan County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes39
- Sit-down restaurants42
- Fast food and sandwich shops66
- Pizza70
- Coffee shops and cafes32
- Bakeries and dessert shops53
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Sheridan County, WY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 bakeries and dessert shops in Sheridan County. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 14 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.
How much do households in Sheridan County, WY spend on food away from home?
About $50.4M a year, or $3,638 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $5M 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 13,845 households in Sheridan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sheridan County, WY compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Sheridan County has 7.2 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $5M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Sheridan County would have about 12, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 989 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Sheridan County, WY growing?
Population estimates put Sheridan County at 33,241 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,845 households. The median household income in Sheridan County is $71,388 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. Sheridan County scores 53 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #812 of 1,889 scored counties.
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