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Clothing and shoe stores in Madison County, FL

How Madison 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,255 of 2,087 scored counties
#41 of 58 scored counties in Florida

Listings
8
2 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,483 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.5
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,759
+5.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 clothing and shoe stores in Madison County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 25%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 11.5 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $1,483 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Madison County spend about $10.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 2% above 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 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Madison County in 2023. That is one for every 1,744 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Madison County grew 5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Madison County is 44 (lower middle), #1,255 of 2,087 scored counties and #41 of 58 scored counties in Florida.

How Madison 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 Madison County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.518.116.2
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,7441,0541,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.5%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.0%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,483$1,922$2,055
Median household income$48,485$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4436

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
30
Annual payroll, 2023
$492K
One-person businesses, 2023
11Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
82 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,759+5.0% since 2020
Households
6,976
Median age
43.9
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
697 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$48,485+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$59,397
Median home value
$116,200
Jobs located here
4,731
Daytime population
16,273Residents 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 Madison 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
41Madison County, FL44811.5$1.3M+5.0%#1,255 of 2,087

Other business types in Madison County

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

Questions

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

Madison County has 8 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $10.3M a year, or $1,483 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 6,976 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 11.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,744 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 18,759 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,976 households. The median household income in Madison County is $48,485 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.9% 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. Madison County scores 44 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,255 of 2,087 scored counties.

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