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Clothing and shoe stores in Leon County, FL
How Leon 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,576 of 2,087 scored counties
#54 of 58 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 224
- 108 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 112
- −11.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $224.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,830 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.3
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 299,048
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Leon County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,576 of 2,087 scored counties and #54 of 58 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 224 clothing and shoe stores in Leon County. 108 of them (48%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.3, 13% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Leon County spend about $224.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,830 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per store, 21% 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 112 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Leon County in 2023, down 11.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,095 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $725K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Leon County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Leon County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Leon 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 | Leon County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.3 | 18.1 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,095 | 1,054 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.8% | −9.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,830 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $66,287 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 127 → 112−11.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,467
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 214Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 224108 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 177The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $725K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Leon 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 Leon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 299,048+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 122,597
- Median age
- 36.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 668 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 445
- Median household income
- $66,287+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,045
- Median home value
- $301,800
- Jobs located here
- 170,719
- Daytime population
- 341,629Residents 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 Leon 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 |
| 54Leon County, FL | 35 | 224 | 18.3 | $1M | +1.7% | #1,576 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Leon 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 laundry36
- Clothing and shoe stores35
- Laundromats71
- Dry cleaners55
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Leon County, FL?
There are 224 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Leon County as of September 2026. 108 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 112 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 11.8% from 2019. Another 214 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Leon County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $224.4M a year, or $1,830 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 224 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $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 122,597 households in Leon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Leon County, FL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Leon County has 18.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Leon County would have about 177, against 224 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,095 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Leon County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Leon County at 299,048 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 122,597 households. The median household income in Leon County is $66,287 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Leon County scores 35 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,576 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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