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Clothing and shoe stores in Madera County, CA

The clothing and shoe stores in Madera 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 #495 of 2,087 scored counties
#6 of 53 scored counties in California

Listings
43
7 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
21
−12.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$79.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,758 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
46% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.5
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
167,927
+7.4% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Madera County comes to about $79.8M a year: $1,758 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 46% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Madera County has 43 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 9.5 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Madera County was 21 in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,161 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 76 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Madera County grew 7.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Madera County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #495 of 2,087 scored counties and #6 of 53 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Madera 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 Madera County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureMadera CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.518.616.2
Spending per listing$1.9M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,1611,1211,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−12.5%−11.1%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.4%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,758$2,085$2,055
Median household income$76,627$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6629

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24 → 21−12.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
226
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
76Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
437 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
63The 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 Madera 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 Madera County

Population, 2025 estimate
167,927+7.4% since 2020
Households
45,379
Median age
35.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
2,137 sq. mi.
People per square mile
75
Median household income
$76,627+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,809
Median home value
$393,200
Jobs located here
52,879
Daytime population
154,268Residents 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 Madera 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 Madera County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 43 clothing and shoe stores in Madera County. 7 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019. Official counts list 76 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $79.8M a year, or $1,758 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 45,379 households in Madera County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madera County has 9.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.9M, 46% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Madera County would have about 63, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,161 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Madera County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Madera County at 167,927 people in 2025, up 7.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,379 households. Median household income in Madera County is $76,627, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.1%, 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. Madera County scores 66 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #495 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 Madera County

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