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.
| Year | Establishments | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | n/a |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
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.
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 establishments | Mendocino | California | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 employeesOwner-operated, often no management layer | 0.0% | 43.3% | -43.3% |
| 5 to 49 employeesThe range most individual buyers target | 0.0% | 50.7% | -50.7% |
| 10 or more employeesPractical floor for acquisition financing | 0.0% | 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
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns. Establishment counts, employment and annual payroll by NAICS. Retrieved 2026-09-08.