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Clothing and shoe stores in Alachua County, FL
How Alachua County, FL 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,294 of 2,087 scored counties
#43 of 58 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 177
- 95 chain locations (54%)
- Official establishments
- 101
- −8.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $212M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,815 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.2
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 290,028
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Alachua County comes to about $212M a year: $1,815 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Alachua County has 177 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 95 of them (54%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.2, 6% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 101 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Alachua County in 2023, down 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,156 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 155 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $150K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Alachua County.
Population estimates put the population change in Alachua County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Alachua County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,294 of 2,087 scored counties and #43 of 58 scored counties in Florida.
How Alachua County compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Alachua County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.2 | 18.1 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,156 | 1,054 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.2% | −9.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,815 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $61,949 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 110 → 101−8.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,418
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 155Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17795 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 167The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Alachua 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 Alachua County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 290,028+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 116,786
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 876 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 326
- Median household income
- $61,949+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,386
- Median home value
- $288,800
- Jobs located here
- 139,721
- Daytime population
- 316,161Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Florida, with Alachua County marked.
Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Flagler County, FL | 90 | 27 | 5.1 | $3.8M | +21.0% | #26 of 2,087 |
| 2Wakulla County, FL | 88 | 5 | 3.9 | $4.8M | +12.3% | #38 of 2,087 |
| 3Santa Rosa County, FL | 88 | 54 | 7.4 | $2.7M | +11.7% | #46 of 2,087 |
| 4Sumter County, FL | 85 | 36 | 5.1 | $3.6M | +21.1% | #71 of 2,087 |
| 5Baker County, FL | 82 | 5 | 5.5 | $3.5M | +5.8% | #123 of 2,087 |
| 6Citrus County, FL | 80 | 39 | 5.5 | $3.1M | +11.1% | #154 of 2,087 |
| 7St. Lucie County, FL | 79 | 112 | 8.1 | $2.2M | +21.4% | #174 of 2,087 |
| 8Lake County, FL | 78 | 124 | 7.5 | $2.5M | +18.1% | #182 of 2,087 |
| 9Hernando County, FL | 77 | 55 | 6.7 | $2.6M | +13.3% | #195 of 2,087 |
| 10Hendry County, FL | 73 | 12 | 8.5 | $2M | +21.5% | #297 of 2,087 |
| 43Alachua County, FL | 43 | 177 | 15.2 | $1.2M | +3.7% | #1,294 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Alachua 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 laundry41
- Clothing and shoe stores43
- Laundromats63
- Dry cleaners57
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Alachua County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 177 clothing and shoe stores in Alachua County. 95 of them (54%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 101 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 8.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 155 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Alachua County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $212M a year, or $1,815 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 177 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 116,786 households in Alachua County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alachua County, FL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Alachua County has 15.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Alachua County would have about 167, against 177 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,156 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Alachua County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Alachua County at 290,028 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 116,786 households. Median household income in Alachua County is $61,949, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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. Alachua County scores 43 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,294 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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