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Clothing and shoe stores in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area
The clothing and shoe stores in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #300 of 387 scored metro areas
#21 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 349
- 186 chain locations (53%)
- Official establishments
- 248
- −3.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $241.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,013 a household
- Spending per listing
- $691K
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.1
- 80% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 315,098
- +9.4% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #300 of 387 scored metro areas and #21 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area comes to about $241.2M a year: $2,013 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $691K per store, 46% 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 349 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 186 are chain locations, or 53%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.1, 80% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 248 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 483 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area. Population estimates show the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area grew 9.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area 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 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.1 | 18.1 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $691K | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 483 | 1,054 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.1% | −9.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,013 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $81,993 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 248−3.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,830
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $69.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 172Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 349186 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 190The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $3.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area, 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 the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 315,098+9.4% since 2020
- Households
- 119,773
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,968 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 152
- Median household income
- $81,993+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,705
- Median home value
- $364,100
- Jobs located here
- 125,751
- Daytime population
- 308,702Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 88 | 36 | 5.1 | $3.6M | +21.1% | #6 of 387 |
| 2Punta Gorda, FL | 81 | 71 | 7.8 | $2.3M | +15.5% | #16 of 387 |
| 3Homosassa Springs, FL | 80 | 39 | 5.5 | $3.1M | +11.1% | #17 of 387 |
| 4Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 80 | 262 | 10.2 | $1.9M | +9.1% | #19 of 387 |
| 5Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 79 | 274 | 9.5 | $1.9M | +19.8% | #24 of 387 |
| 6Ocala, FL | 75 | 152 | 9.2 | $1.8M | +17.3% | #37 of 387 |
| 7Port St. Lucie, FL | 71 | 269 | 13.1 | $1.4M | +16.0% | #57 of 387 |
| 8Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 68 | 352 | 12.0 | $1.5M | +11.2% | #73 of 387 |
| 9Sebring, FL | 68 | 50 | 10.7 | $1.5M | +9.7% | #74 of 387 |
| 10Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 63 | 275 | 13.6 | $1.4M | +6.5% | #112 of 387 |
| 21Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 34 | 349 | 29.1 | $691K | +9.4% | #300 of 387 |
Other business types in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area
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 laundry33
- Clothing and shoe stores34
- Laundromats57
- Dry cleaners86
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 349 clothing and shoe stores in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area. 186 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 248 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019. Official counts list 172 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $241.2M a year, or $2,013 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 349 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $691K 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 119,773 households in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area has 29.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $691K, 46% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area would have about 190, against 349 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 483 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area at 315,098 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 119,773 households. Median household income in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area is $81,993, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area scores 34 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #300 of 387 scored metro areas.
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