Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Florida
Clothing and shoe stores in the Lake City, FL area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Lake City, FL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #253 of 536 scored small-town markets
#5 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Florida
- Listings
- 39
- 12 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $46.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,681 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.2
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,094
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 39 clothing and shoe stores in the Lake City area. 12 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.2, 12% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in the Lake City area spend about $46.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,681 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 39 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.2M per store, 7% 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.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Lake City area in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,524 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 45 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Lake City area grew 6.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Lake City area scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #253 of 536 scored small-town markets and #5 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Florida.
How the Lake City area 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 | Lake City area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.2 | 18.1 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,524 | 1,054 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.0% | −9.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,681 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $59,205 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18−10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 232
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 45Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3912 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 the Lake City area, 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 the Lake City area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,094+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 27,430
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 797 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $59,205+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,718
- Median home value
- $194,900
- Jobs located here
- 24,625
- Daytime population
- 67,243Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Florida for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Lake City area marked.
Top small-town markets in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clewiston, FL | 80 | 13 | 7.0 | $2.4M | +18.8% | #28 of 536 |
| 2Palatka, FL | 71 | 27 | 8.6 | $1.8M | +5.9% | #94 of 536 |
| 3Okeechobee, FL | 60 | 21 | 13.9 | $1.2M | +7.4% | #187 of 536 |
| 4Arcadia, FL | 57 | 14 | 10.9 | $1.4M | +8.8% | #214 of 536 |
| 5Lake City, FL | 52 | 39 | 14.2 | $1.2M | +6.2% | #253 of 536 |
| 6Key West-Key Largo, FL | 23 | 146 | 42.4 | $502K | −2.9% | #488 of 536 |
Other business types in the Lake City area
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 laundry48
- Clothing and shoe stores52
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Lake City, FL area?
The Lake City area has 39 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 45 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Lake City, FL area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $46.1M a year, or $1,681 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 27,430 households in the Lake City area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lake City, FL area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Lake City area has 14.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Lake City area would have about 36, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,524 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lake City, FL area growing?
Population estimates put the Lake City area at 74,094 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,430 households. The median household income in the Lake City area is $59,205 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Lake City area scores 52 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #253 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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