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Clothing and shoe stores in North Slope Borough, AK

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in North Slope Borough, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,102 a household
Spending per listing
$4.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
10,582
−3.8% 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

Households in North Slope Borough spend about $4.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,102 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.8M of household spending for each store on map listings. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

North Slope Borough has 1 clothing or shoe store on map listings as of September 2026. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in North Slope Borough, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in North Slope Borough from 2020 to 2025 at −3.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 clothing or shoe store on map listings, North Slope Borough isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How North Slope 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 North Slope Borough, AK compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureNorth Slope BoroughAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.412.516.2
Spending per listing$4.8M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,5281,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.8%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,102$1,958$2,055
Median household income$95,694$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored59

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 North Slope 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 North Slope Borough

Population, 2025 estimate
10,582−3.8% since 2020
Households
2,281
Median age
32.5
Homes lived in by their owners
49%
Vehicles per household
1.0
Land area
88,798 sq. mi.
People per square mile
0
Median household income
$95,694+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$127,358
Median home value
$218,300
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 North Slope 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
North Slope Borough, AKNot scored14.4$4.8M−3.8%

Other business types in North Slope Borough

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 clothing or shoe store in North Slope Borough. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in North Slope Borough: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.8M a year, or $2,102 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 clothing or shoe store on map listings, it comes to $4.8M per store. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,281 households in North Slope Borough and national spending patterns by income.

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

North Slope Borough has 1 clothing or shoe store on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, North Slope Borough would have about 4, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is North Slope Borough, AK growing?

Population estimates put North Slope Borough at 10,582 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,281 households. Median household income in North Slope Borough is $95,694, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.7%, 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. North Slope Borough has no market score for clothing and shoe stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in North Slope Borough. It maps the clothing and shoe stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in North Slope Borough

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