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Clothing and shoe stores in Collier County, FL

How Collier 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,231 of 2,087 scored counties
#40 of 58 scored counties in Florida

Listings
381
151 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
227
−9.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$358.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,161 a household
Spending per listing
$941K
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.0
42% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
417,131
+10.6% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Collier County comes to about $358.5M a year: $2,161 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $941K of household spending for each store on map listings, 26% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

There are 381 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Collier County as of September 2026. Of those, 151 are chain locations, or 40%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.0, 42% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts show 227 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Collier County in 2023, down 9.9% from 2019. That is one for every 731 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 252 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $30K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Collier County.

Population estimates put the population change in Collier County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Collier County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,231 of 2,087 scored counties and #40 of 58 scored counties in Florida.

How Collier 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Collier County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureCollier CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.018.116.2
Spending per listing$941K$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment7311,0541,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.9%−9.5%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.6%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,161$1,922$2,055
Median household income$90,045$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4536

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
252 → 227−9.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,833
Annual payroll, 2023
$85.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
252Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
381151 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
282The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$30K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
417,131+10.6% since 2020
Households
165,875
Median age
51.4
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,997 sq. mi.
People per square mile
199
Median household income
$90,045+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$145,201
Median home value
$540,700
Jobs located here
165,588
Daytime population
398,800Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Florida

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

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Flagler County, FL90275.1$3.8M+21.0%#26 of 2,087
2Wakulla County, FL8853.9$4.8M+12.3%#38 of 2,087
3Santa Rosa County, FL88547.4$2.7M+11.7%#46 of 2,087
4Sumter County, FL85365.1$3.6M+21.1%#71 of 2,087
5Baker County, FL8255.5$3.5M+5.8%#123 of 2,087
6Citrus County, FL80395.5$3.1M+11.1%#154 of 2,087
7St. Lucie County, FL791128.1$2.2M+21.4%#174 of 2,087
8Lake County, FL781247.5$2.5M+18.1%#182 of 2,087
9Hernando County, FL77556.7$2.6M+13.3%#195 of 2,087
10Hendry County, FL73128.5$2M+21.5%#297 of 2,087
40Collier County, FL4538123.0$941K+10.6%#1,231 of 2,087

Other business types in Collier County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Collier County, FL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 381 clothing and shoe stores in Collier County. 151 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 227 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 9.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 252 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Collier County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $358.5M a year, or $2,161 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 381 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $941K 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 165,875 households in Collier County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Collier County has 23.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $941K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Collier County would have about 282, against 381 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 731 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Collier County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Collier County at 417,131 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 165,875 households. Median household income in Collier County is $90,045, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Collier County scores 45 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,231 of 2,087 scored counties.

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