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Clothing and shoe stores in the Sebring, FL metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Sebring, FL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #74 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida

Listings
50
16 chain locations (32%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$75.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,614 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.7
34% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
111,122
+9.7% 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

At $1,614 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in the Sebring metro area spend about $75.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 19% above 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 50 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Sebring metro area as of September 2026. 16 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 10.7 per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Sebring metro area in 2023. That is one for every 2,758 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 56 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in the Sebring metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +9.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Sebring metro area scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #74 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Sebring metro area 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 Sebring, FL metro area compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureSebring metro areaFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.718.116.2
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,7581,0541,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.5%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.7%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,614$1,922$2,055
Median household income$54,897$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score6836

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17
Employees, 2023
320
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
56Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5016 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
60The 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 the Sebring metro area, 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 the Sebring metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
111,122+9.7% since 2020
Households
46,879
Median age
52.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
1,018 sq. mi.
People per square mile
104
Median household income
$54,897+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,953
Median home value
$187,900
Jobs located here
28,038
Daytime population
94,243Residents 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 metro areas in Florida for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Sebring metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Florida

Metro areas in Florida ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wildwood-The Villages, FL88365.1$3.6M+21.1%#6 of 387
2Punta Gorda, FL81717.8$2.3M+15.5%#16 of 387
3Homosassa Springs, FL80395.5$3.1M+11.1%#17 of 387
4Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL8026210.2$1.9M+9.1%#19 of 387
5Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL792749.5$1.9M+19.8%#24 of 387
6Ocala, FL751529.2$1.8M+17.3%#37 of 387
7Port St. Lucie, FL7126913.1$1.4M+16.0%#57 of 387
8Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL6835212.0$1.5M+11.2%#73 of 387
9Sebring, FL685010.7$1.5M+9.7%#74 of 387
10Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL6327513.6$1.4M+6.5%#112 of 387

Other business types in the Sebring metro area

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Sebring, FL metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 50 clothing and shoe stores in the Sebring metro area. 16 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 56 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Sebring, FL metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $75.7M a year, or $1,614 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 46,879 households in the Sebring metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Sebring, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

The Sebring metro area has 10.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.5M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Sebring metro area would have about 60, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,758 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is the Sebring, FL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Sebring metro area at 111,122 people in 2025, up 9.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,879 households. Median household income in the Sebring metro area is $54,897, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.1%, 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. The Sebring metro area scores 68 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #74 of 387 scored metro areas.

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