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Clothing and shoe stores in Decatur County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #480 of 2,087 scored counties
#22 of 70 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
8
4 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,918 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
Twice the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.5
54% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,576
+0.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 clothing and shoe stores in Decatur County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 50%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Decatur County comes to about $20.5M a year: $1,918 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 clothing and shoe stores, that is $2.6M per store, twice 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 Decatur County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 2,142 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Decatur County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Decatur County is 66 (upper middle), #480 of 2,087 scored counties and #22 of 70 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Decatur 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 Decatur County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureDecatur CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.513.016.2
Spending per listing$2.6M$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,1421,6491,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,918$1,935$2,055
Median household income$69,783$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6663

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 5
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$306K
One-person businesses, 2023
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
84 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Decatur 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 Decatur County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,576+0.4% since 2020
Households
10,712
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
373 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71
Median household income
$69,783+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,207
Median home value
$199,100
Jobs located here
14,170
Daytime population
27,416Residents 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 Decatur 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
22Decatur County, IN6687.5$2.6M+0.4%#480 of 2,087

Other business types in Decatur County

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

Questions

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

There are 8 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Decatur County as of September 2026. 4 of them (50%) 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 list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $20.5M a year, or $1,918 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 10,712 households in Decatur County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Decatur County has 7.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.6M, twice the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Decatur County would have about 16, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,142 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Decatur County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Decatur County at 26,576 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,712 households. The median household income in Decatur County is $69,783 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. Decatur County scores 66 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #480 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 Decatur County

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