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Clothing and shoe stores in Amador County, CA

The clothing and shoe stores in Amador County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #509 of 2,087 scored counties
#8 of 53 scored counties in California

Listings
19
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,836 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
22% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.8
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,876
+3.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 19 clothing and shoe stores in Amador County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 11.8 for every 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $1,836 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Amador County spend about $29.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each store on map listings, 22% above 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Amador County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 4,023 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Amador County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Amador County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #509 of 2,087 scored counties and #8 of 53 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Amador County compares

The same measures for California 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 Amador County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureAmador CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.818.616.2
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment4,0231,1211,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−11.1%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,836$2,085$2,055
Median household income$88,044$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6629

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$161K
One-person businesses, 2023
23Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
191 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The 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 Amador 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.

Population and households in Amador County

Population, 2025 estimate
41,876+3.2% since 2020
Households
16,091
Median age
48.5
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
595 sq. mi.
People per square mile
70
Median household income
$88,044+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,400
Median home value
$449,800
Jobs located here
12,065
Daytime population
33,003Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in California, with Amador County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1San Benito County, CA812210.7$2.1M+8.6%#146 of 2,087
2Yuba County, CA7982.8$6.2M+8.2%#165 of 2,087
3Yolo County, CA77587.6$2.6M+3.1%#193 of 2,087
4El Dorado County, CA73607.9$2.8M+0.6%#282 of 2,087
5Calaveras County, CA72158.1$2.3M+2.8%#324 of 2,087
6Madera County, CA66439.5$1.9M+7.4%#495 of 2,087
7San Joaquin County, CA6627211.1$1.8M+5.5%#499 of 2,087
8Amador County, CA661911.8$1.6M+3.2%#509 of 2,087
9Contra Costa County, CA6546511.2$2.1M+0.3%#518 of 2,087
10Tehama County, CA63145.6$2.9M−1.7%#562 of 2,087

Other business types in Amador County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Amador County, CA?

Amador County has 19 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Amador County, CA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $29.5M a year, or $1,836 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 16,091 households in Amador County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Amador County, CA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

Amador County has 11.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.6M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Amador County would have about 23, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,023 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Amador County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Amador County at 41,876 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,091 households. The median household income in Amador County is $88,044 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.3% 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. Amador County scores 66 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #509 of 2,087 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Amador County

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