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Clothing and shoe stores in Clark County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #803 of 2,087 scored counties
#34 of 70 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
77
46 chain locations (60%)
Official establishments
30
−11.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$97.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,910 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.0
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
130,451
+7.5% 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 77 clothing and shoe stores in Clark County. 46 of them (60%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 15.0 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $1,910 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Clark County spend about $97.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 77 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.3M per store, in line with 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 30 businesses with payroll in Clark County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 11.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,708 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 70 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Clark County grew 7.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Clark County is 57 (upper middle), #803 of 2,087 scored counties and #34 of 70 scored counties in Indiana.

How Clark 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 Clark County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureClark CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.013.016.2
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,7081,6491,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.8%−14.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.5%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,910$1,935$2,055
Median household income$74,214$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5763

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
34 → 30−11.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
537
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
70Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7746 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
77The 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 Clark 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 Clark County

Population, 2025 estimate
130,451+7.5% since 2020
Households
51,242
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
373 sq. mi.
People per square mile
334
Median household income
$74,214+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,593
Median home value
$222,900
Jobs located here
57,028
Daytime population
116,702Residents 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 Clark 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
34Clark County, IN577715.0$1.3M+7.5%#803 of 2,087

Other business types in Clark County

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

Questions

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

Clark County has 77 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 46 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 11.8% from 2019. Another 70 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $97.9M a year, or $1,910 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 51,242 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clark County has 15.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,708 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Clark County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Clark County at 130,451 people in 2025, up 7.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,242 households. The median household income in Clark County is $74,214 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. Clark County scores 57 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #803 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 Clark County

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