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Clothing and shoe stores in Gunnison County, CO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,540 of 2,087 scored counties
#26 of 35 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
15
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,853 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.7
9% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,439
+2.9% 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 $1,853 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Gunnison County spend about $15.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1M per store, 17% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Gunnison County has 15 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.7, 9% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Gunnison County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 772 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $344K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Gunnison County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gunnison County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Gunnison County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,540 of 2,087 scored counties and #26 of 35 scored counties in Colorado.

How Gunnison County compares

The same measures for Colorado 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 Gunnison County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureGunnison CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.714.616.2
Spending per listing$1M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment7721,3171,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.4%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,853$2,010$2,055
Median household income$84,527$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score3656

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 11
Employees, 2023
36
Annual payroll, 2023
$872K
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
150 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
1
Amount
$344K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
17,439+2.9% since 2020
Households
8,494
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
3,239 sq. mi.
People per square mile
5
Median household income
$84,527+49.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,255
Median home value
$621,800
Jobs located here
8,882
Daytime population
16,889Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Gunnison County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Elbert County, CO9199.0$2.6M+16.5%#24 of 2,087
2Weld County, CO821028.2$2.4M+14.2%#132 of 2,087
3Broomfield County, CO69206.3$3.7M+6.3%#389 of 2,087
4Teller County, CO6775.9$3.1M0.0%#450 of 2,087
5Arapahoe County, CO6628311.0$1.9M+2.8%#493 of 2,087
6Grand County, CO65810.7$1.8M+4.8%#529 of 2,087
7Chaffee County, CO641111.2$1.7M+6.9%#549 of 2,087
8Jefferson County, CO612389.8$2.2M−0.5%#637 of 2,087
9El Paso County, CO6134611.9$1.6M+3.2%#653 of 2,087
10Fremont County, CO60168.9$1.8M+2.4%#677 of 2,087
26Gunnison County, CO361517.7$1M+2.9%#1,540 of 2,087

Other business types in Gunnison County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Gunnison County, CO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 clothing and shoe stores in Gunnison County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Gunnison County, CO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $15.7M a year, or $1,853 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 8,494 households in Gunnison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gunnison County has 17.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Gunnison County would have about 12, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 772 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Gunnison County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Gunnison County at 17,439 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,494 households. Median household income in Gunnison County is $84,527, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 49.4%, 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. Gunnison County scores 36 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,540 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 Gunnison County

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