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Clothing and shoe stores in DeSoto County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in DeSoto County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #982 of 2,087 scored counties
#33 of 58 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 14
- 4 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,539 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,078
- +8.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,539 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in DeSoto County spend about $19.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.4M per store, 11% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
DeSoto County has 14 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 29%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.9, 33% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in DeSoto County in 2023. That is one for every 2,137 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 21 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of DeSoto County grew 8.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in DeSoto County is 52 (upper middle), #982 of 2,087 scored counties and #33 of 58 scored counties in Florida.
How DeSoto 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 | DeSoto County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.9 | 18.1 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,137 | 1,054 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −9.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.8% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,539 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $54,417 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 60
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 144 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 DeSoto 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 DeSoto County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,078+8.8% since 2020
- Households
- 12,824
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 637 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 56
- Median household income
- $54,417+53.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,542
- Median home value
- $174,100
- Jobs located here
- 9,687
- Daytime population
- 32,018Residents 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 DeSoto 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 |
| 33DeSoto County, FL | 52 | 14 | 10.9 | $1.4M | +8.8% | #982 of 2,087 |
Other business types in DeSoto 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 laundry45
- Clothing and shoe stores52
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in DeSoto County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 clothing and shoe stores in DeSoto County. 4 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in DeSoto County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $19.7M a year, or $1,539 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 12,824 households in DeSoto County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeSoto County, FL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
DeSoto County has 10.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, DeSoto County would have about 16, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,137 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is DeSoto County, FL growing?
Population estimates put DeSoto County at 37,078 people in 2025, up 8.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,824 households. Median household income in DeSoto County is $54,417, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 53.6%, 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. DeSoto County scores 52 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #982 of 2,087 scored counties.
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