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Clothing and shoe stores in Hardee County, FL
How Hardee 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #809 of 2,087 scored counties
#26 of 58 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,670 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 54% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,932
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Hardee County spend about $13.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,670 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 clothing and shoe stores, that is $2M per store, 54% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Hardee County has 7 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 29%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 8.5 per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Hardee County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Hardee County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hardee County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #809 of 2,087 scored counties and #26 of 58 scored counties in Florida.
How Hardee 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 | Hardee County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.5 | 18.1 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,054 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −9.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,670 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $60,489 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 36 |
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
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Hardee 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 Hardee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,932+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 8,219
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 638 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $60,489+56.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,981
- Median home value
- $153,600
- Jobs located here
- 6,991
- Daytime population
- 22,490Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 26Hardee County, FL | 56 | 7 | 8.5 | $2M | +2.4% | #809 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Hardee 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 laundry58
- Clothing and shoe stores56
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Hardee County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 clothing and shoe stores in Hardee County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Hardee County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hardee County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $13.7M a year, or $1,670 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 8,219 households in Hardee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hardee County, FL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Hardee County has 8.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2M, 54% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Hardee County would have about 11, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Hardee County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Hardee County at 25,932 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,219 households. Median household income in Hardee County is $60,489, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 56.4%, 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. Hardee County scores 56 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #809 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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