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Clothing and shoe stores in Elkhart County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Elkhart County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #708 of 2,087 scored counties
#31 of 70 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 77
- 24 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +6.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $135.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,871 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 38% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.6
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 208,774
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 77 clothing and shoe stores in Elkhart County. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 10.6 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Elkhart County comes to about $135.3M a year: $1,871 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 77 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.8M per store, 38% above 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 34 businesses with payroll in Elkhart County classed as clothing and shoe stores, up 6.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,127 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 102 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Elkhart County grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Elkhart County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #708 of 2,087 scored counties and #31 of 70 scored counties in Indiana.
How Elkhart 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.
| Measure | Elkhart County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.6 | 13.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,127 | 1,649 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.3% | −14.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,871 | $1,935 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $68,561 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 34+6.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 379
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 102Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7724 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 107The 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 Elkhart 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 Elkhart County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 208,774+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 72,309
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 463 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 447
- Median household income
- $68,561+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,471
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 133,676
- Daytime population
- 244,683Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Elkhart County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hancock County, IN | 92 | 26 | 7.8 | $2.8M | +13.5% | #16 of 2,087 |
| 2Morgan County, IN | 87 | 19 | 6.7 | $3M | +4.4% | #55 of 2,087 |
| 3Boone County, IN | 86 | 35 | 12.2 | $2.1M | +13.5% | #67 of 2,087 |
| 4Floyd County, IN | 84 | 22 | 6.9 | $3M | +2.0% | #88 of 2,087 |
| 5Warrick County, IN | 84 | 19 | 7.6 | $2.9M | +4.4% | #91 of 2,087 |
| 6Madison County, IN | 80 | 30 | 5.6 | $3.2M | +3.8% | #153 of 2,087 |
| 7Porter County, IN | 79 | 50 | 7.3 | $2.9M | +1.6% | #169 of 2,087 |
| 8Jasper County, IN | 78 | 7 | 5.5 | $3.5M | +3.0% | #179 of 2,087 |
| 9Dearborn County, IN | 77 | 17 | 8.4 | $2.4M | +1.7% | #200 of 2,087 |
| 10Wells County, IN | 75 | 6 | 5.2 | $3.5M | +2.6% | #227 of 2,087 |
| 31Elkhart County, IN | 59 | 77 | 10.6 | $1.8M | +0.9% | #708 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Elkhart County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry52
- Clothing and shoe stores59
- Laundromats35
- Dry cleaners64
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Elkhart County, IN?
There are 77 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Elkhart County as of September 2026. 24 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, up 6.3% from 2019. Official counts list 102 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Elkhart County, IN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $135.3M a year, or $1,871 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 72,309 households in Elkhart County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elkhart County, IN compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Elkhart County has 10.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.8M, 38% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Elkhart County would have about 107, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,127 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Elkhart County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Elkhart County at 208,774 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,309 households. The median household income in Elkhart County is $68,561 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. Elkhart County scores 59 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #708 of 2,087 scored counties.
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