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Clothing and shoe stores in Walton County, FL
How Walton County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,559 of 2,087 scored counties
#53 of 58 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 195
- 99 chain locations (51%)
- Official establishments
- 141
- +6.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $70.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,049 a household
- Spending per listing
- $361K
- 72% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 56.7
- 3.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 93,288
- +22.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Walton County comes to about $70.4M a year: $2,049 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $361K per store, 72% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Walton County has 195 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 51% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 56.7 for every 10,000 households, 3.5 times the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 141 businesses with payroll in Walton County classed as clothing and shoe stores, up 6.8% from 2019. That is one for every 244 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 59 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Walton County.
Population estimates show Walton County grew 22.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Walton County is 36 (lower middle), #1,559 of 2,087 scored counties and #53 of 58 scored counties in Florida.
How Walton 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 | Walton County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 56.7 | 18.1 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $361K | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 244 | 1,054 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.8% | −9.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +22.9% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,049 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $81,986 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 132 → 141+6.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,533
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $42.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 59Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 19599 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Walton 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 Walton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 93,288+22.9% since 2020
- Households
- 34,362
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,038 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $81,986+41.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $130,042
- Median home value
- $425,100
- Jobs located here
- 34,667
- Daytime population
- 84,665Residents 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 Walton 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 |
| 53Walton County, FL | 36 | 195 | 56.7 | $361K | +22.9% | #1,559 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Walton 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 stores36
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Walton County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 195 clothing and shoe stores in Walton County. 99 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 141 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, up 6.8% from 2019. Official counts list 59 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Walton County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $70.4M a year, or $2,049 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 195 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $361K 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 34,362 households in Walton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Walton County, FL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Walton County has 56.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 3.5 times the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $361K, 72% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Walton County would have about 55, against 195 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 244 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Walton County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Walton County at 93,288 people in 2025, up 22.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,362 households. Median household income in Walton County is $81,986, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.1%, 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. Walton County scores 36 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,559 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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