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Clothing and shoe stores in St. Johns County, FL

The clothing and shoe stores in St. Johns County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #909 of 2,087 scored counties
#30 of 58 scored counties in Florida

Listings
226
105 chain locations (46%)
Official establishments
142
−9.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$274.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,371 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.5
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
346,328
+25.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 226 clothing and shoe stores in St. Johns County. Of those, 105 are chain locations, or 46%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 19.5 for every 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in St. Johns County comes to about $274.5M a year: $2,371 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 4% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 142 businesses with payroll in St. Johns County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 9.0% from 2019. That is one for every 815 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 231 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in St. Johns County.

Population estimates put the population change in St. Johns County from 2020 to 2025 at +25.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, St. Johns County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #909 of 2,087 scored counties and #30 of 58 scored counties in Florida.

How St. Johns 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 St. Johns County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Johns CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.518.116.2
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment8151,0541,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.0%−9.5%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+25.0%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,371$1,922$2,055
Median household income$109,839$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score5436

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
156 → 142−9.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,490
Annual payroll, 2023
$29.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
231Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
226105 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
216The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$2.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in St. Johns 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 St. Johns County

Population, 2025 estimate
346,328+25.0% since 2020
Households
115,794
Median age
45.2
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
601 sq. mi.
People per square mile
511
Median household income
$109,839+33.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$148,427
Median home value
$489,200
Jobs located here
95,238
Daytime population
271,916Residents 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 St. Johns 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
30St. Johns County, FL5422619.5$1.2M+25.0%#909 of 2,087

Other business types in St. Johns County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in St. Johns County, FL?

St. Johns County has 226 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 105 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 142 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 9.0% from 2019. Official counts list 231 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $274.5M a year, or $2,371 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 226 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 115,794 households in St. Johns County and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Johns County has 19.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, St. Johns County would have about 216, against 226 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 815 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is St. Johns County, FL growing?

Population estimates put St. Johns County at 346,328 people in 2025, up 25.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 115,794 households. The median household income in St. Johns County is $109,839 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.5% 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. St. Johns County scores 54 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #909 of 2,087 scored counties.

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