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Clothing and shoe stores in Bay County, FL
The clothing and shoe stores in Bay County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,455 of 2,087 scored counties
#51 of 58 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 171
- 73 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 96
- −4.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $146.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,864 a household
- Spending per listing
- $859K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.7
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 204,479
- +17.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,864 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Bay County spend about $146.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 171 clothing and shoe stores, that is $859K per store, 32% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Bay County has 171 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 21.7 per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 96 businesses with payroll in Bay County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 4.0% from 2019. That is one for every 821 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 138 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $639K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Bay County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bay County grew 17.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Bay County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,455 of 2,087 scored counties and #51 of 58 scored counties in Florida.
How Bay 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 | Bay County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.7 | 18.1 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $859K | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 821 | 1,054 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.0% | −9.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.2% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,864 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $73,533 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 100 → 96−4.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,149
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 138Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17173 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 116The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $639K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Bay 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 Bay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 204,479+17.2% since 2020
- Households
- 78,778
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 759 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 246
- Median household income
- $73,533+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,618
- Median home value
- $310,500
- Jobs located here
- 79,343
- Daytime population
- 189,844Residents 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 Bay 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 |
| 51Bay County, FL | 39 | 171 | 21.7 | $859K | +17.2% | #1,455 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Bay 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 laundry40
- Clothing and shoe stores39
- Laundromats48
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Bay County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 171 clothing and shoe stores in Bay County. 73 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 96 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 4.0% from 2019. Another 138 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Bay County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $146.9M a year, or $1,864 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 171 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $859K 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 78,778 households in Bay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bay County, FL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Bay County has 21.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $859K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Bay County would have about 116, against 171 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 821 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Bay County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Bay County at 204,479 people in 2025, up 17.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,778 households. Median household income in Bay County is $73,533, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.4%, 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. Bay County scores 39 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,455 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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