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Clothing and shoe stores in Elmore County, ID
How Elmore 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #560 of 2,087 scored counties
#7 of 23 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $17.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,593 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 67% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,465
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 clothing and shoe stores in Elmore County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 5.4 for every 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Elmore County comes to about $17.6M a year: $1,593 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 clothing and shoe stores, that is $2.9M per store, 2.3 times 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Elmore County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Elmore County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Elmore County is 63 (upper middle), #560 of 2,087 scored counties and #7 of 23 scored counties in Idaho.
How Elmore 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 | Elmore County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 12.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,743 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.9% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,593 | $1,756 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $65,359 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 68 |
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
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Elmore 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 Elmore County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,465+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 11,067
- Median age
- 35.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,075 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $65,359+39.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,615
- Median home value
- $316,500
- Jobs located here
- 6,488
- Daytime population
- 25,305Residents 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 Elmore 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 Elmore 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 laundry57
- Clothing and shoe stores63
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Elmore County, ID?
Elmore County has 6 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Elmore County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Elmore County, ID spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $17.6M a year, or $1,593 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 11,067 households in Elmore County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elmore County, ID compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Elmore County has 5.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.9M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Elmore County would have about 14, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Elmore County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Elmore County at 29,465 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,067 households. The median household income in Elmore County is $65,359 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.5% 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. Elmore County scores 63 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #560 of 2,087 scored counties.
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