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Clothing and shoe stores in Valley County, ID

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,662 of 2,087 scored counties
#22 of 23 scored counties in Idaho

Listings
11
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,777 a household
Spending per listing
$698K
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.5
57% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,831
+8.4% 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

For clothing and shoe stores, Valley County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,662 of 2,087 scored counties and #22 of 23 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,777 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Valley County spend about $7.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $698K per store, 45% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Valley County has 11 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.5, 57% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Valley County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 864 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Valley County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Valley 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 Valley County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureValley CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.512.016.2
Spending per listing$698K$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishment8641,7431,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−8.9%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.4%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,777$1,756$2,055
Median household income$76,078$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score3268

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$498K
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
110 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 Valley 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 Valley County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,831+8.4% since 2020
Households
4,318
Median age
46.9
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
3,665 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$76,078+18.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,435
Median home value
$657,000
Jobs located here
6,447
Daytime population
12,836Residents 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 Valley 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
22Valley County, ID321125.5$698K+8.4%#1,662 of 2,087

Other business types in Valley County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 clothing and shoe stores in Valley County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $7.7M a year, or $1,777 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $698K 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 4,318 households in Valley County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Valley County has 25.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $698K, 45% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Valley County would have about 6, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 864 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Valley County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Valley County at 12,831 people in 2025, up 8.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,318 households. Median household income in Valley County is $76,078, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.0%, 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. Valley County scores 32 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,662 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 Valley County

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