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Clothing and shoe stores in Orange County, FL
The clothing and shoe stores in Orange County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,486 of 2,087 scored counties
#52 of 58 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 1,299
- 784 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- 772
- −5.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,983 a household
- Spending per listing
- $806K
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.6
- 52% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,528,002
- +6.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,299 clothing and shoe stores in Orange County. Chain locations make up 60% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 24.6 for every 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Orange County comes to about $1B a year: $1,983 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 1,299 clothing and shoe stores, that is $806K per store, 37% 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 772 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Orange County in 2023, down 5.8% from 2019. That is one for every 684 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 1,583 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $4.7M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Orange County.
Population estimates show Orange County grew 6.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Orange County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,486 of 2,087 scored counties and #52 of 58 scored counties in Florida.
How Orange 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 | Orange County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.6 | 18.1 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $806K | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 684 | 1,054 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.8% | −9.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,983 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $79,719 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 820 → 772−5.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 15,355
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $378.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,583Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,299784 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 824The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 13
- Amount
- $4.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Orange 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 Orange County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,528,002+6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 527,776
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 903 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,630
- Median household income
- $79,719+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,351
- Median home value
- $390,100
- Jobs located here
- 1,016,060
- Daytime population
- 1,785,933Residents 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 Orange 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 |
| 52Orange County, FL | 38 | 1,299 | 24.6 | $806K | +6.7% | #1,486 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Orange 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 laundry37
- Clothing and shoe stores38
- Laundromats73
- Dry cleaners38
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Orange County, FL?
There are 1,299 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Orange County as of September 2026. 784 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 772 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 5.8% from 2019. Official counts list 1,583 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Orange County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1B a year, or $1,983 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,299 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $806K 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 527,776 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orange County, FL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Orange County has 24.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $806K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Orange County would have about 824, against 1,299 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 684 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Orange County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Orange County at 1,528,002 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 527,776 households. The median household income in Orange County is $79,719 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Orange County scores 38 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,486 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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