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Clothing and shoe stores in Montrose County, CO
How Montrose County, CO 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 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #754 of 2,087 scored counties
#13 of 35 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 21
- 6 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,666 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.6
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,591
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 clothing and shoe stores in Montrose County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 29%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.6, 28% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Montrose County comes to about $30.1M a year: $1,666 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per store, 13% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Montrose County in 2023. That is one for every 3,614 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Montrose County grew 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Montrose County is 58 (upper middle), #754 of 2,087 scored counties and #13 of 35 scored counties in Colorado.
How Montrose 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.
| Measure | Montrose County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.6 | 14.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,614 | 1,317 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −9.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,666 | $2,010 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $72,120 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 56
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 216 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Montrose 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 Montrose County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,591+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,069
- Median age
- 46.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,241 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $72,120+42.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,726
- Median home value
- $388,400
- Jobs located here
- 15,713
- Daytime population
- 41,442Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elbert County, CO | 91 | 9 | 9.0 | $2.6M | +16.5% | #24 of 2,087 |
| 2Weld County, CO | 82 | 102 | 8.2 | $2.4M | +14.2% | #132 of 2,087 |
| 3Broomfield County, CO | 69 | 20 | 6.3 | $3.7M | +6.3% | #389 of 2,087 |
| 4Teller County, CO | 67 | 7 | 5.9 | $3.1M | 0.0% | #450 of 2,087 |
| 5Arapahoe County, CO | 66 | 283 | 11.0 | $1.9M | +2.8% | #493 of 2,087 |
| 6Grand County, CO | 65 | 8 | 10.7 | $1.8M | +4.8% | #529 of 2,087 |
| 7Chaffee County, CO | 64 | 11 | 11.2 | $1.7M | +6.9% | #549 of 2,087 |
| 8Jefferson County, CO | 61 | 238 | 9.8 | $2.2M | −0.5% | #637 of 2,087 |
| 9El Paso County, CO | 61 | 346 | 11.9 | $1.6M | +3.2% | #653 of 2,087 |
| 10Fremont County, CO | 60 | 16 | 8.9 | $1.8M | +2.4% | #677 of 2,087 |
| 13Montrose County, CO | 58 | 21 | 11.6 | $1.4M | +4.1% | #754 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Montrose County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry57
- Clothing and shoe stores58
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Montrose County, CO?
There are 21 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Montrose County as of September 2026. 6 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Montrose County, CO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $30.1M a year, or $1,666 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per store. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,069 households in Montrose County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montrose County, CO compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Montrose County has 11.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Montrose County would have about 24, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,614 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Montrose County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Montrose County at 44,591 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,069 households. The median household income in Montrose County is $72,120 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Montrose County scores 58 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #754 of 2,087 scored counties.
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