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Clothing and shoe stores in Flagler County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Flagler County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 90 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #26 of 2,087 scored counties
#1 of 58 scored counties in Florida

Listings
27
8 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$101.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,932 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.1
69% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
140,360
+21.0% 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

Flagler County scores 90 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #26 of 2,087 scored counties and #1 of 58 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing and shoe stores.

As of September 2026, map listings count 27 clothing and shoe stores in Flagler County. 8 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.1, 69% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $1,932 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Flagler County spend about $101.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $3.8M per store, 3 times 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Flagler County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 4,045 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $59K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Flagler County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Flagler County grew 21.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Flagler 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 Flagler County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureFlagler CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.118.116.2
Spending per listing$3.8M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment4,0451,0541,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.5%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+21.0%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,932$1,922$2,055
Median household income$77,363$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score9036

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 13
Employees, 2023
226
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
96Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
278 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
80The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$59K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
140,360+21.0% since 2020
Households
52,582
Median age
50.8
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
486 sq. mi.
People per square mile
260
Median household income
$77,363+41.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,360
Median home value
$364,900
Jobs located here
27,935
Daytime population
106,888Residents 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 Flagler 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

Other business types in Flagler County

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

Questions

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

Flagler County has 27 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 96 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $101.6M a year, or $1,932 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 52,582 households in Flagler County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Flagler County has 5.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 69% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $3.8M, 3 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Flagler County would have about 80, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,045 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Flagler County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Flagler County at 140,360 people in 2025, up 21.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,582 households. The median household income in Flagler County is $77,363 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.9% 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. Flagler County scores 90 for clothing and shoe stores (very high), #26 of 2,087 scored counties.

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