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Clothing and shoe stores in Latah County, ID

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Latah County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #886 of 2,087 scored counties
#12 of 23 scored counties in Idaho

Listings
16
9 chain locations (56%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,612 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
29% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.8
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,842
+5.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 clothing and shoe stores in Latah County. 9 of them (56%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 9.8 for every 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Households in Latah County spend about $26.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,612 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per store, 29% 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 Latah County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 1,808 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Latah County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Latah County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #886 of 2,087 scored counties and #12 of 23 scored counties in Idaho.

How Latah 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 Latah County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureLatah CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.812.016.2
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,8081,7431,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−8.9%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.6%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,612$1,756$2,055
Median household income$65,424$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score5468

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 9
Employees, 2023
138
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
169 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The 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 Latah 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 Latah County

Population, 2025 estimate
41,842+5.6% since 2020
Households
16,270
Median age
35.8
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,080 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$65,424+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,649
Median home value
$368,600
Jobs located here
14,414
Daytime population
38,792Residents 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 Latah 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
12Latah County, ID54169.8$1.6M+5.6%#886 of 2,087

Other business types in Latah County

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

Questions

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

Latah County has 16 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $26.2M a year, or $1,612 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 16,270 households in Latah County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Latah County has 9.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.6M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Latah County would have about 21, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,808 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Latah County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Latah County at 41,842 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,270 households. The median household income in Latah County is $65,424 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% 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. Latah County scores 54 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #886 of 2,087 scored counties.

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

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