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Clothing and shoe stores in Lake County, CA

How Lake 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #693 of 2,087 scored counties
#13 of 53 scored counties in California

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$44.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,641 a household
Spending per listing
$5.5M
4.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
81% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,772
−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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Lake County comes to about $44.2M a year: $1,641 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 clothing and shoe stores, that is $5.5M per store, 4.4 times 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 8 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Lake County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.0, 81% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Lake County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 33 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Lake County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Lake County is 59 (upper middle), #693 of 2,087 scored counties and #13 of 53 scored counties in California.

How Lake 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 Lake County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureLake CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.018.616.2
Spending per listing$5.5M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,1211,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−11.1%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,641$2,085$2,055
Median household income$60,621$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score5929

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
33Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
35The 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 Lake 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 Lake County

Population, 2025 estimate
67,772−0.6% since 2020
Households
26,940
Median age
44.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,255 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$60,621+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,306
Median home value
$324,300
Jobs located here
15,936
Daytime population
61,990Residents 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 Lake 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
13Lake County, CA5983.0$5.5M−0.6%#693 of 2,087

Other business types in Lake County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 clothing and shoe stores in Lake County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Lake County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 33 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $44.2M a year, or $1,641 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $5.5M 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 26,940 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lake County has 3.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 81% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $5.5M, 4.4 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Lake County would have about 35, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Lake County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Lake County at 67,772 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,940 households. Median household income in Lake County is $60,621, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. Lake County scores 59 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #693 of 2,087 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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