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Clothing and shoe stores in Seminole County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #584 of 2,087 scored counties
#21 of 58 scored counties in Florida

Listings
233
127 chain locations (55%)
Official establishments
132
−25.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$384.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,054 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.4
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
491,884
+4.3% 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 $2,054 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Seminole County spend about $384.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 30% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Seminole County has 233 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 55% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 12.4 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Seminole County was 132 in 2023, down 25.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,419 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 398 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $30K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Seminole County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Seminole County grew 4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Seminole County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #584 of 2,087 scored counties and #21 of 58 scored counties in Florida.

How Seminole 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 Seminole County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureSeminole CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.418.116.2
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,4191,0541,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−25.8%−9.5%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,054$1,922$2,055
Median household income$85,761$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score6336

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
178 → 132−25.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,964
Annual payroll, 2023
$33.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
398Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
233127 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
303The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$30K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
491,884+4.3% since 2020
Households
187,248
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
309 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,556
Median household income
$85,761+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$114,520
Median home value
$386,900
Jobs located here
227,139
Daytime population
473,582Residents 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 Seminole 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
21Seminole County, FL6323312.4$1.7M+4.3%#584 of 2,087

Other business types in Seminole County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 233 clothing and shoe stores in Seminole County. 127 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 132 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 25.8% from 2019. Another 398 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $384.6M a year, or $2,054 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 233 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 187,248 households in Seminole County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Seminole County has 12.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Seminole County would have about 303, against 233 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,419 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 25.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Seminole County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Seminole County at 491,884 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 187,248 households. Median household income in Seminole County is $85,761, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Seminole County scores 63 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #584 of 2,087 scored counties.

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