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Clothing and shoe stores in Escambia County, FL
How Escambia 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,441 of 2,087 scored counties
#50 of 58 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 221
- 96 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 113
- −7.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $232.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,802 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.1
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 333,834
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 221 clothing and shoe stores in Escambia County. 96 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.1, 6% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Escambia County comes to about $232.5M a year: $1,802 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per store, 17% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 113 businesses with payroll in Escambia County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,142 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 236 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $6M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Escambia County.
Population estimates put the population change in Escambia County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Escambia County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,441 of 2,087 scored counties and #50 of 58 scored counties in Florida.
How Escambia 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 | Escambia County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.1 | 18.1 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,142 | 1,054 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.4% | −9.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,802 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $67,500 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 122 → 113−7.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,505
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 236Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22196 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 183The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Escambia 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 Escambia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 333,834+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 129,027
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 657 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 496
- Median household income
- $67,500+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,802
- Median home value
- $257,200
- Jobs located here
- 160,136
- Daytime population
- 352,063Residents 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 Escambia 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 |
| 50Escambia County, FL | 39 | 221 | 17.1 | $1.1M | +3.5% | #1,441 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Escambia 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 laundry39
- Clothing and shoe stores39
- Laundromats47
- Dry cleaners73
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Escambia County, FL?
There are 221 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Escambia County as of September 2026. 96 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 113 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 7.4% from 2019. Another 236 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Escambia County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $232.5M a year, or $1,802 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 221 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per store. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 129,027 households in Escambia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Escambia County, FL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Escambia County has 17.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Escambia County would have about 183, against 221 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,142 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Escambia County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Escambia County at 333,834 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 129,027 households. The median household income in Escambia County is $67,500 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Escambia County scores 39 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,441 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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