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Clothing and shoe stores in Howard County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Howard County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,675 of 2,087 scored counties
#66 of 70 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 63
- 37 chain locations (59%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $63.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,794 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.7
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,904
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Howard County is 31 (lower middle), #1,675 of 2,087 scored counties and #66 of 70 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Howard County spend about $63.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,794 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
There are 63 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Howard County as of September 2026. 37 of them (59%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.7, 9% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Howard County was 35 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,017 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Howard County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Howard 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 | Howard County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.7 | 13.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,017 | 1,649 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −14.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,794 | $1,935 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $64,027 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 350.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 357
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 35Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6337 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 50The 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 Howard 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 Howard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,904+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 35,593
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 293 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 286
- Median household income
- $64,027+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,020
- Median home value
- $165,000
- Jobs located here
- 35,309
- Daytime population
- 82,151Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 66Howard County, IN | 31 | 63 | 17.7 | $1M | +0.4% | #1,675 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Howard 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 laundry32
- Clothing and shoe stores31
- Laundromats30
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Howard County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 63 clothing and shoe stores in Howard County. 37 of them (59%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 35 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Howard County, IN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $63.8M a year, or $1,794 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 35,593 households in Howard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Howard County, IN compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Howard County has 17.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Howard County would have about 50, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,017 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Howard County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Howard County at 83,904 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,593 households. Median household income in Howard County is $64,027, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Howard County scores 31 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,675 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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