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Clothing and shoe stores in Lee County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Lee County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,107 of 2,087 scored counties
#37 of 58 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 564
- 257 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 322
- −16.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $628.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,918 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.2
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 875,607
- +14.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 564 clothing and shoe stores in Lee County. 257 of them (46%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.2, 6% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Lee County comes to about $628.8M a year: $1,918 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 12% 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 322 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Lee County in 2023, down 16.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,018 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 543 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Lee County.
Population estimates put the population change in Lee County from 2020 to 2025 at +14.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lee County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,107 of 2,087 scored counties and #37 of 58 scored counties in Florida.
How Lee 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 | Lee County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.2 | 18.1 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,018 | 1,054 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.1% | −9.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,918 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $76,107 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 384 → 322−16.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,359
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $92.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 543Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 564257 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 495The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Lee 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 Lee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 875,607+14.4% since 2020
- Households
- 327,803
- Median age
- 48.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 781 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,047
- Median household income
- $76,107+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,469
- Median home value
- $362,200
- Jobs located here
- 293,056
- Daytime population
- 793,827Residents 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 Lee 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 |
| 37Lee County, FL | 49 | 564 | 17.2 | $1.1M | +14.4% | #1,107 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Lee 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 laundry48
- Clothing and shoe stores49
- Laundromats85
- Dry cleaners65
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Lee County, FL?
Lee County has 564 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 257 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 322 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 16.1% from 2019. Another 543 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lee County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $628.8M a year, or $1,918 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 564 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 327,803 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lee County, FL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Lee County has 17.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Lee County would have about 495, against 564 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,018 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Lee County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Lee County at 875,607 people in 2025, up 14.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 327,803 households. The median household income in Lee County is $76,107 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. Lee County scores 49 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,107 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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