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Clothing and shoe stores in Sutter County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,187 of 2,087 scored counties
#25 of 53 scored counties in California

Listings
40
21 chain locations (53%)
Official establishments
21
−12.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$60.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,820 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.0
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
98,787
−0.7% 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

Households in Sutter County spend about $60.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,820 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 40 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.5M per store, 19% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Sutter County has 40 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 53% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.0, 26% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in Sutter County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,585 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 51 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Sutter County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing and shoe stores, Sutter County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,187 of 2,087 scored counties and #25 of 53 scored counties in California.

How Sutter 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 Sutter County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSutter CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.018.616.2
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,5851,1211,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−12.5%−11.1%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,820$2,085$2,055
Median household income$79,704$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4629

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24 → 21−12.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
364
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
51Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4021 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
48The 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 Sutter 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 Sutter County

Population, 2025 estimate
98,787−0.7% since 2020
Households
33,292
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
603 sq. mi.
People per square mile
164
Median household income
$79,704+35.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,245
Median home value
$433,500
Jobs located here
30,624
Daytime population
86,871Residents 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 Sutter 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
25Sutter County, CA464012.0$1.5M−0.7%#1,187 of 2,087

Other business types in Sutter County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 clothing and shoe stores in Sutter County. 21 of them (53%) 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 51 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $60.6M a year, or $1,820 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 33,292 households in Sutter County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sutter County has 12.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.5M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Sutter County would have about 48, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,585 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 Sutter County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Sutter County at 98,787 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,292 households. Median household income in Sutter County is $79,704, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.0%, 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. Sutter County scores 46 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,187 of 2,087 scored counties.

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