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Clothing and shoe stores in Butte County, CA
How Butte County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,430 of 2,087 scored counties
#36 of 53 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 114
- 51 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- −13.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $143.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,726 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.7
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 209,211
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 114 clothing and shoe stores in Butte County. 51 of them (45%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.7, 15% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,726 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Butte County spend about $143.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, in line with 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Butte County was 50 in 2023, down 13.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,666 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 87 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $368K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Butte County.
Population estimates show Butte County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Butte County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,430 of 2,087 scored counties and #36 of 53 scored counties in California.
How Butte 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.
| Measure | Butte County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.7 | 18.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,666 | 1,121 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.8% | −11.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,726 | $2,085 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $67,928 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 58 → 50−13.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 851
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 87Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11451 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 113The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $368K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Butte 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 Butte County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 209,211−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 83,312
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,637 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 127
- Median household income
- $67,928+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,439
- Median home value
- $424,700
- Jobs located here
- 75,172
- Daytime population
- 203,711Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in California for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in California, with Butte County marked.
Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Benito County, CA | 81 | 22 | 10.7 | $2.1M | +8.6% | #146 of 2,087 |
| 2Yuba County, CA | 79 | 8 | 2.8 | $6.2M | +8.2% | #165 of 2,087 |
| 3Yolo County, CA | 77 | 58 | 7.6 | $2.6M | +3.1% | #193 of 2,087 |
| 4El Dorado County, CA | 73 | 60 | 7.9 | $2.8M | +0.6% | #282 of 2,087 |
| 5Calaveras County, CA | 72 | 15 | 8.1 | $2.3M | +2.8% | #324 of 2,087 |
| 6Madera County, CA | 66 | 43 | 9.5 | $1.9M | +7.4% | #495 of 2,087 |
| 7San Joaquin County, CA | 66 | 272 | 11.1 | $1.8M | +5.5% | #499 of 2,087 |
| 8Amador County, CA | 66 | 19 | 11.8 | $1.6M | +3.2% | #509 of 2,087 |
| 9Contra Costa County, CA | 65 | 465 | 11.2 | $2.1M | +0.3% | #518 of 2,087 |
| 10Tehama County, CA | 63 | 14 | 5.6 | $2.9M | −1.7% | #562 of 2,087 |
| 36Butte County, CA | 39 | 114 | 13.7 | $1.3M | −0.5% | #1,430 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Butte County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry36
- Clothing and shoe stores39
- Laundromats22
- Dry cleaners53
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Butte County, CA?
There are 114 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Butte County as of September 2026. 51 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 13.8% from 2019. Official counts list 87 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Butte County, CA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $143.8M a year, or $1,726 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 114 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 83,312 households in Butte County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Butte County, CA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Butte County has 13.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Butte County would have about 113, against 114 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,666 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Butte County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Butte County at 209,211 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 83,312 households. The median household income in Butte County is $67,928 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. Butte County scores 39 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,430 of 2,087 scored counties.
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