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Clothing and shoe stores in Okeechobee County, FL
The clothing and shoe stores in Okeechobee County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #955 of 2,087 scored counties
#31 of 58 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 21
- 8 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,643 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.9
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,608
- +7.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 clothing and shoe stores in Okeechobee County. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 13.9 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,643 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Okeechobee County spend about $24.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Okeechobee County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 3,023 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Okeechobee County grew 7.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Okeechobee County is 53 (upper middle), #955 of 2,087 scored counties and #31 of 58 scored counties in Florida.
How Okeechobee 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 | Okeechobee County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.9 | 18.1 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,023 | 1,054 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −9.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,643 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $57,984 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 218 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Okeechobee 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 Okeechobee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,608+7.4% since 2020
- Households
- 15,113
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 769 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $57,984+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,029
- Median home value
- $193,000
- Jobs located here
- 11,546
- Daytime population
- 37,214Residents 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 Okeechobee 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 |
| 31Okeechobee County, FL | 53 | 21 | 13.9 | $1.2M | +7.4% | #955 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Okeechobee 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 laundry47
- Clothing and shoe stores53
- Laundromats27
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Okeechobee County, FL?
Okeechobee County has 21 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 25 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Okeechobee County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $24.8M a year, or $1,643 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 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 15,113 households in Okeechobee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Okeechobee County, FL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Okeechobee County has 13.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 14% 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, Okeechobee County would have about 20, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,023 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Okeechobee County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Okeechobee County at 42,608 people in 2025, up 7.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,113 households. The median household income in Okeechobee County is $57,984 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.9% 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. Okeechobee County scores 53 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #955 of 2,087 scored counties.
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