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Clothing and shoe stores in El Dorado County, CA

How El Dorado 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 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #282 of 2,087 scored counties
#4 of 53 scored counties in California

Listings
60
10 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
32
−13.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$166.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,180 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.9
51% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
192,323
+0.6% 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

At $2,180 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in El Dorado County spend about $166.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

El Dorado County has 60 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 7.9 per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in El Dorado County in 2023, down 13.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,381 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 101 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in El Dorado County.

Population estimates put the population change in El Dorado County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). El Dorado County scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #282 of 2,087 scored counties and #4 of 53 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How El Dorado 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 El Dorado County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureEl Dorado CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.918.616.2
Spending per listing$2.8M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,3811,1211,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−13.5%−11.1%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,180$2,085$2,055
Median household income$108,845$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score7329

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
37 → 32−13.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
415
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
101Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6010 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
131The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in El Dorado 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 El Dorado County

Population, 2025 estimate
192,323+0.6% since 2020
Households
76,185
Median age
46.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,708 sq. mi.
People per square mile
113
Median household income
$108,845+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$150,330
Median home value
$679,900
Jobs located here
57,451
Daytime population
166,597Residents 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 El Dorado 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 El Dorado County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 clothing and shoe stores in El Dorado County. 10 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 13.5% from 2019. Another 101 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $166.1M a year, or $2,180 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 76,185 households in El Dorado County and national spending patterns by income.

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

El Dorado County has 7.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.8M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, El Dorado County would have about 131, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,381 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is El Dorado County, CA growing?

Population estimates put El Dorado County at 192,323 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,185 households. Median household income in El Dorado County is $108,845, 35% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.6%, 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. El Dorado County scores 73 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #282 of 2,087 scored counties.

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