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Clothing and shoe stores in Martin County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Martin County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,418 of 2,087 scored counties
#48 of 58 scored counties in Florida

Listings
157
62 chain locations (39%)
Official establishments
87
+10.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$139.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,058 a household
Spending per listing
$889K
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.2
43% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
166,272
+4.8% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Martin County comes to about $139.5M a year: $2,058 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $889K of household spending for each store on map listings, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Martin County has 157 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 62 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 23.2 per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Martin County was 87 in 2023, up 10.1% from 2019. That is one for every 779 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 103 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $150K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Martin County.

Population estimates put the population change in Martin County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Martin County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,418 of 2,087 scored counties and #48 of 58 scored counties in Florida.

How Martin 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 Martin County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureMartin CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.218.116.2
Spending per listing$889K$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment7791,0541,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.1%−9.5%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,058$1,922$2,055
Median household income$82,943$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4036

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
79 → 87+10.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,023
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
103Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
15762 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
110The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Martin 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 Martin County

Population, 2025 estimate
166,272+4.8% since 2020
Households
67,801
Median age
51.3
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
544 sq. mi.
People per square mile
298
Median household income
$82,943+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$123,323
Median home value
$432,200
Jobs located here
78,861
Daytime population
172,767Residents 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 Martin 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
48Martin County, FL4015723.2$889K+4.8%#1,418 of 2,087

Other business types in Martin County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 157 clothing and shoe stores in Martin County. 62 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 87 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, up 10.1% from 2019. Official counts list 103 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $139.5M a year, or $2,058 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 157 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $889K 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 67,801 households in Martin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Martin County has 23.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $889K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Martin County would have about 110, against 157 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 779 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Martin County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Martin County at 166,272 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,801 households. Median household income in Martin County is $82,943, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.7%, 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. Martin County scores 40 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,418 of 2,087 scored counties.

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