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Clothing and shoe stores in Gilchrist County, FL

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,751 a household
Spending per listing
$6.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
20,488
+14.5% 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

At $1,751 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Gilchrist County spend about $12.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $6.3M of household spending for each store on map listings. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Gilchrist County has 2 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Gilchrist County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Gilchrist County grew 14.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, Gilchrist County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Gilchrist 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 Gilchrist County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureGilchrist CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.818.116.2
Spending per listing$6.3M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,0541,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.5%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.5%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,751$1,922$2,055
Median household income$63,523$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored36

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Gilchrist 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 Gilchrist County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,488+14.5% since 2020
Households
7,151
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
350 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$63,523+45.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,884
Median home value
$199,900
Jobs located here
3,574
Daytime population
15,082Residents 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 Gilchrist 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
Gilchrist County, FLNot scored22.8$6.3M+14.5%

Other business types in Gilchrist County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 clothing and shoe stores in Gilchrist County. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Gilchrist County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $12.5M a year, or $1,751 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $6.3M 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 7,151 households in Gilchrist County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gilchrist County has 2 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Gilchrist County would have about 10, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Gilchrist County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Gilchrist County at 20,488 people in 2025, up 14.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,151 households. Median household income in Gilchrist County is $63,523, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 45.6%, 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. Gilchrist County has no market score for clothing and shoe stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Gilchrist County

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