NAICS 311811 · California overview

Retail Bakeries in Mendocino County

Mendocino County had 3 Bakeries establishments in 2023, ranking 33 of 35 California counties and accounting for 0.2% of the statewide total.

Establishments (2023)
3
Rank 33 of 35 counties
Employees
9
Mid-March employment
Annual payroll
$154,000
All establishments
Per 10k residents
0.3
88,122 residents

Establishment trend

Year-over-year establishment counts, County Business Patterns. Net growth of 0.0% since 2022.

YearEstablishmentsChange
20223n/a
202330

How this market compares

Mendocino County against every other county in California on the same measure. The median excludes places under 2,000 residents, where per-capita figures are arithmetically true but analytically useless.

Typical0.3 per 10,000 residents, against a state median of 0.3

Close to the state median for this industry. Provision is roughly what the population would predict.

Vs state median
+13%
Businesses per resident
Rank by count
#33
of 35 counties
Rank by density
#14
of 35 ranked
Since 2022
0%
Change in establishments

Density compares retail bakeries provision per resident. It does not measure revenue, profitability or whether a market is worth entering.

Business size mix

Mendocino is more consolidated than California as a whole: fewer micro-operators and a larger share of businesses with real headcount. Fewer targets, but the ones that exist are more likely to be financeable.

Share of establishmentsMendocinoCaliforniaDifference
Under 5 employeesOwner-operated, often no management layer0.0%43.3%-43.3%
5 to 49 employeesThe range most individual buyers target0.0%50.7%-50.7%
10 or more employeesPractical floor for acquisition financing0.0%31.8%-31.8%

What acquirers look at

Wholesale accounts with grocers and restaurants are worth far more than retail counter revenue. Equipment and buildout carry meaningful replacement value.

Cities in Mendocino

The figures above cover the county as a whole. These are the places within it.

Other industries in Mendocino

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns. Establishment counts, employment and annual payroll by NAICS. Retrieved 2026-09-08.