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Clothing and shoe stores in Blackford County, IN

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,690 a household
Spending per listing
$8.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
11,730
−3.1% 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

At $1,690 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Blackford County spend about $8.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $8.7M per store. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

There is 1 clothing or shoe store on map listings in Blackford County as of September 2026. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Blackford County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Blackford County declined 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 clothing or shoe store on map listings, Blackford County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Blackford County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 Blackford County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureBlackford CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.913.016.2
Spending per listing$8.7M$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,6491,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.1%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,690$1,935$2,055
Median household income$51,326$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored63

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
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Blackford 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 Blackford County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,730−3.1% since 2020
Households
5,173
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
165 sq. mi.
People per square mile
72
Median household income
$51,326+18.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,505
Median home value
$107,500
Jobs located here
2,942
Daytime population
9,553Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Blackford County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hancock County, IN92267.8$2.8M+13.5%#16 of 2,087
2Morgan County, IN87196.7$3M+4.4%#55 of 2,087
3Boone County, IN863512.2$2.1M+13.5%#67 of 2,087
4Floyd County, IN84226.9$3M+2.0%#88 of 2,087
5Warrick County, IN84197.6$2.9M+4.4%#91 of 2,087
6Madison County, IN80305.6$3.2M+3.8%#153 of 2,087
7Porter County, IN79507.3$2.9M+1.6%#169 of 2,087
8Jasper County, IN7875.5$3.5M+3.0%#179 of 2,087
9Dearborn County, IN77178.4$2.4M+1.7%#200 of 2,087
10Wells County, IN7565.2$3.5M+2.6%#227 of 2,087
Blackford County, INNot scored11.9$8.7M−3.1%

Other business types in Blackford County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Blackford County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 clothing or shoe store in Blackford County. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Blackford County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Blackford County, IN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $8.7M a year, or $1,690 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 clothing or shoe store on map listings, it comes to $8.7M 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 5,173 households in Blackford County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Blackford County has 1 clothing or shoe store on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Blackford County would have about 7, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Blackford County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Blackford County at 11,730 people in 2025, down 3.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,173 households. Median household income in Blackford County is $51,326, 36% 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. Blackford County has no market score for clothing and shoe stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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 Blackford County

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