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Clothing and shoe stores in Boundary County, ID

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,226 of 2,087 scored counties
#14 of 23 scored counties in Idaho

Listings
7
2 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,600 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.9
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,997
+15.3% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Boundary County comes to about $8.1M a year: $1,600 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.2M per store, 9% below 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 7 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Boundary County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 29%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.9, 14% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Boundary County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Boundary County grew 15.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Boundary County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,226 of 2,087 scored counties and #14 of 23 scored counties in Idaho.

How Boundary 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Boundary County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureBoundary CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.912.016.2
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,7431,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−8.9%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+15.3%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,600$1,756$2,055
Median household income$67,237$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score4568

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
9Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
72 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Boundary 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 Boundary County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,997+15.3% since 2020
Households
5,046
Median age
43.9
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
1,269 sq. mi.
People per square mile
10
Median household income
$67,237+54.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,317
Median home value
$410,500
Jobs located here
3,743
Daytime population
12,503Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Idaho

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The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Boundary County marked.

Top counties in Idaho

Counties in Idaho ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bingham County, ID7685.0$3.5M+6.4%#207 of 2,087
2Canyon County, ID76637.3$2.3M+18.1%#218 of 2,087
3Jefferson County, ID7487.8$2.3M+13.6%#260 of 2,087
4Teton County, ID69715.0$1.4M+12.9%#418 of 2,087
5Payette County, ID6866.2$2.6M+8.8%#425 of 2,087
6Kootenai County, ID657310.3$1.7M+11.0%#531 of 2,087
7Elmore County, ID6365.4$2.9M+2.8%#560 of 2,087
8Ada County, ID5927413.5$1.4M+9.6%#727 of 2,087
9Bonner County, ID582311.3$1.5M+14.8%#750 of 2,087
10Idaho County, ID5768.9$1.8M+7.7%#775 of 2,087
14Boundary County, ID45713.9$1.2M+15.3%#1,226 of 2,087

Other business types in Boundary County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Boundary County, ID?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 clothing and shoe stores in Boundary County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Boundary County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Boundary County, ID spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $8.1M a year, or $1,600 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 5,046 households in Boundary County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Boundary County has 13.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Boundary County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Boundary County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Boundary County at 13,997 people in 2025, up 15.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,046 households. Median household income in Boundary County is $67,237, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 54.8%, 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. Boundary County scores 45 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,226 of 2,087 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Boundary County

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