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Clothing and shoe stores in Kootenai County, ID
The clothing and shoe stores in Kootenai County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #531 of 2,087 scored counties
#6 of 23 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 73
- 13 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +2.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $126M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,770 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 191,864
- +11.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 73 clothing and shoe stores in Kootenai County. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 18%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.3, 36% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Kootenai County spend about $126M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,770 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 73 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.7M per store, 36% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Kootenai County was 35 in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,033 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 104 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $345K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Kootenai County.
Population estimates put the population change in Kootenai County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Kootenai County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #531 of 2,087 scored counties and #6 of 23 scored counties in Idaho.
How Kootenai 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 | Kootenai County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 12.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,033 | 1,743 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.9% | −8.9% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,770 | $1,756 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $81,861 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 35+2.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 305
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 104Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7313 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 99The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $345K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Kootenai 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 Kootenai County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 191,864+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 71,172
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,238 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 147
- Median household income
- $81,861+43.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,508
- Median home value
- $518,700
- Jobs located here
- 71,721
- Daytime population
- 176,785Residents 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 Kootenai 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 Kootenai 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 laundry61
- Clothing and shoe stores65
- Laundromats74
- Dry cleaners68
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Kootenai County, ID?
There are 73 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Kootenai County as of September 2026. 13 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019. Another 104 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Kootenai County, ID spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $126M a year, or $1,770 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 71,172 households in Kootenai County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kootenai County, ID compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Kootenai County has 10.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Kootenai County would have about 99, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,033 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Kootenai County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Kootenai County at 191,864 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,172 households. The median household income in Kootenai County is $81,861 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.0% 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. Kootenai County scores 65 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #531 of 2,087 scored counties.
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