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Clothing and shoe stores in Ada County, ID
How Ada County, ID 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #727 of 2,087 scored counties
#8 of 23 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 274
- 134 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 155
- −9.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $394.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,946 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.5
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 546,141
- +9.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Ada County spend about $394.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,946 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 13% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Ada County has 274 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 134 are chain locations, or 49%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 13.5 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 155 businesses with payroll in Ada County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 9.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,307 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 333 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Ada County.
Population estimates put the population change in Ada County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Ada County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #727 of 2,087 scored counties and #8 of 23 scored counties in Idaho.
How Ada County compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Ada County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.5 | 12.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,307 | 1,743 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.9% | −8.9% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.6% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,946 | $1,756 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $91,502 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 172 → 155−9.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,184
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $46.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 333Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 274134 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 310The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 13
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Ada 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 Ada County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 546,141+9.6% since 2020
- Households
- 202,543
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,052 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 493
- Median household income
- $91,502+38.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,631
- Median home value
- $512,300
- Jobs located here
- 294,737
- Daytime population
- 566,160Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Ada County marked.
Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bingham County, ID | 76 | 8 | 5.0 | $3.5M | +6.4% | #207 of 2,087 |
| 2Canyon County, ID | 76 | 63 | 7.3 | $2.3M | +18.1% | #218 of 2,087 |
| 3Jefferson County, ID | 74 | 8 | 7.8 | $2.3M | +13.6% | #260 of 2,087 |
| 4Teton County, ID | 69 | 7 | 15.0 | $1.4M | +12.9% | #418 of 2,087 |
| 5Payette County, ID | 68 | 6 | 6.2 | $2.6M | +8.8% | #425 of 2,087 |
| 6Kootenai County, ID | 65 | 73 | 10.3 | $1.7M | +11.0% | #531 of 2,087 |
| 7Elmore County, ID | 63 | 6 | 5.4 | $2.9M | +2.8% | #560 of 2,087 |
| 8Ada County, ID | 59 | 274 | 13.5 | $1.4M | +9.6% | #727 of 2,087 |
| 9Bonner County, ID | 58 | 23 | 11.3 | $1.5M | +14.8% | #750 of 2,087 |
| 10Idaho County, ID | 57 | 6 | 8.9 | $1.8M | +7.7% | #775 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Ada 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 laundry55
- Clothing and shoe stores59
- Laundromats75
- Dry cleaners53
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Ada County, ID?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 274 clothing and shoe stores in Ada County. 134 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 155 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 9.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 333 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ada County, ID spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $394.1M a year, or $1,946 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 274 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 202,543 households in Ada County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ada County, ID compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Ada County has 13.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Ada County would have about 310, against 274 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,307 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 Ada County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Ada County at 546,141 people in 2025, up 9.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 202,543 households. Median household income in Ada County is $91,502, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.0%, 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. Ada County scores 59 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #727 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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