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Clothing and shoe stores in Sarasota County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Sarasota County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,068 of 2,087 scored counties
#36 of 58 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 429
- 183 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 173
- −9.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $430.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,029 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.2
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 479,958
- +10.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,029 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Sarasota County spend about $430.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 429 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1M per store, 21% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
There are 429 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Sarasota County as of September 2026. 183 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.2, 25% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 173 businesses with payroll in Sarasota County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 9.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,227 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 297 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Sarasota County.
Population estimates put the population change in Sarasota County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Sarasota County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,068 of 2,087 scored counties and #36 of 58 scored counties in Florida.
How Sarasota 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 | Sarasota County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.2 | 18.1 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,227 | 1,054 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.9% | −9.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.0% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,029 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $83,416 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 192 → 173−9.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,069
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $48.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 297Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 429183 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 339The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $2.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Sarasota 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 Sarasota County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 479,958+10.0% since 2020
- Households
- 212,204
- Median age
- 54.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 556 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 826
- Median household income
- $83,416+34.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,732
- Median home value
- $411,800
- Jobs located here
- 194,397
- Daytime population
- 481,661Residents 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 Sarasota 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 |
| 36Sarasota County, FL | 50 | 429 | 20.2 | $1M | +10.0% | #1,068 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Sarasota 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 laundry48
- Clothing and shoe stores50
- Laundromats73
- Dry cleaners75
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Sarasota County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 429 clothing and shoe stores in Sarasota County. 183 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 173 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 9.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 297 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sarasota County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $430.6M a year, or $2,029 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 429 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 212,204 households in Sarasota County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sarasota County, FL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Sarasota County has 20.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Sarasota County would have about 339, against 429 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,227 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Sarasota County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Sarasota County at 479,958 people in 2025, up 10.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 212,204 households. Median household income in Sarasota County is $83,416, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.0%, 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. Sarasota County scores 50 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #1,068 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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