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Clothing and shoe stores in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK

The clothing and shoe stores in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #596 of 2,087 scored counties
#2 of 6 scored counties in Alaska

Listings
24
11 chain locations (46%)
Official establishments
20
−4.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$69.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,907 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
2.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
59% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
93,972
−1.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 clothing and shoe stores in Fairbanks North Star Borough. 11 of them (46%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 6.6 per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Fairbanks North Star Borough comes to about $69.3M a year: $1,907 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Fairbanks North Star Borough in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,818 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 31 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fairbanks North Star Borough declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Fairbanks North Star Borough is 62 (upper middle), #596 of 2,087 scored counties and #2 of 6 scored counties in Alaska.

How Fairbanks North Star Borough compares

The same measures for Alaska and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the clothing and shoe stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Clothing and shoe stores in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureFairbanks North Star BoroughAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.612.516.2
Spending per listing$2.9M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,8181,5281,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.8%−4.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,907$1,958$2,055
Median household income$88,267$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market score6259

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 20−4.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
193
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
31Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2411 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
55The 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 clothing and shoe stores in Fairbanks North Star Borough, 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.

Population and households in Fairbanks North Star Borough

Population, 2025 estimate
93,972−1.4% since 2020
Households
36,359
Median age
35.0
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
7,335 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$88,267+14.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$112,548
Median home value
$298,200
Jobs located here
n/a
Daytime population
n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Alaska

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The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Alaska, with Fairbanks North Star Borough marked.

Top counties in Alaska

Counties in Alaska ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK83348.5$2.3M+10.4%#113 of 2,087
2Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK62246.6$2.9M−1.4%#596 of 2,087
3Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK563614.8$1.2M+5.1%#838 of 2,087
4Juneau City and Borough, AK442216.7$1.2M−1.8%#1,261 of 2,087
5Anchorage Municipality, AK4018316.9$1.2M−1.3%#1,395 of 2,087
6Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK261119.2$990K−2.6%#1,806 of 2,087

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Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK?

There are 24 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Fairbanks North Star Borough as of September 2026. 11 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019. Official counts list 31 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $69.3M a year, or $1,907 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per store. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,359 households in Fairbanks North Star Borough and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

Fairbanks North Star Borough has 6.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.9M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Fairbanks North Star Borough would have about 55, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,818 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK growing?

Population estimates put Fairbanks North Star Borough at 93,972 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,359 households. The median household income in Fairbanks North Star Borough is $88,267 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.6% 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. Fairbanks North Star Borough scores 62 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #596 of 2,087 scored counties.

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