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Clothing and shoe stores in Madison County, ID

How Madison 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,550 of 2,087 scored counties
#19 of 23 scored counties in Idaho

Listings
24
7 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$21.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,582 a household
Spending per listing
$878K
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.0
11% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
55,172
+4.2% 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 Madison County comes to about $21.1M a year: $1,582 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 24 clothing and shoe stores, that is $878K per store, 31% 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 24 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 29%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 18.0 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Madison County in 2023. That is one for every 1,904 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 28 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Madison County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Madison County is 36 (lower middle), #1,550 of 2,087 scored counties and #19 of 23 scored counties in Idaho.

How Madison 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 Madison County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.012.016.2
Spending per listing$878K$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,9041,7431,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−8.9%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,582$1,756$2,055
Median household income$60,160$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score3668

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 7
Employees, 2023
45
Annual payroll, 2023
$786K
One-person businesses, 2023
28Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
247 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
55,172+4.2% since 2020
Households
13,326
Median age
24.0
Homes lived in by their owners
40%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
469 sq. mi.
People per square mile
116
Median household income
$60,160+53.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,919
Median home value
$414,800
Jobs located here
16,988
Daytime population
53,310Residents 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 Madison 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
19Madison County, ID362418.0$878K+4.2%#1,550 of 2,087

Other business types in Madison County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 clothing and shoe stores in Madison County. 7 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 28 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $21.1M a year, or $1,582 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $878K 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 13,326 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 18.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $878K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Madison County would have about 17, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,904 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 55,172 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,326 households. Median household income in Madison County is $60,160, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 53.6%, 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. Madison County scores 36 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,550 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 Madison County

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