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Clothing and shoe stores in Del Norte County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,586 of 2,087 scored counties
#42 of 53 scored counties in California

Listings
10
2 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$15.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,646 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.5
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,410
−4.4% 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

For clothing and shoe stores, Del Norte County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,586 of 2,087 scored counties and #42 of 53 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,646 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Del Norte County spend about $15.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.6M per store, 23% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

There are 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Del Norte County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 10.5 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Del Norte County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Del Norte County declined 4.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Del Norte 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 Del Norte County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureDel Norte CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.518.616.2
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,1211,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−11.1%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.4%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,646$2,085$2,055
Median household income$67,058$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score3429

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
18Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
102 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Del Norte 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 Del Norte County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,410−4.4% since 2020
Households
9,522
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,006 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$67,058+48.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,665
Median home value
$342,000
Jobs located here
7,729
Daytime population
25,295Residents 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 Del Norte 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
42Del Norte County, CA341010.5$1.6M−4.4%#1,586 of 2,087

Other business types in Del Norte County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 clothing and shoe stores in Del Norte County. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Del Norte County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $15.7M a year, or $1,646 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 9,522 households in Del Norte County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Del Norte County has 10.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.6M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Del Norte County would have about 12, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is Del Norte County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Del Norte County at 26,410 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,522 households. Median household income in Del Norte County is $67,058, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 48.1%, 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. Del Norte County scores 34 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,586 of 2,087 scored counties.

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