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Clothing and shoe stores in Knox County, IN
The clothing and shoe stores in Knox County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,646 of 2,087 scored counties
#65 of 70 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 24
- 14 chain locations (58%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,796 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.8
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,652
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, Knox County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,646 of 2,087 scored counties and #65 of 70 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Knox County comes to about $27.2M a year: $1,796 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Knox County has 24 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 58%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.8, 2% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Knox County in 2023. That is one for every 1,264 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Knox County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Knox 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 | Knox County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.8 | 13.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,264 | 1,649 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,796 | $1,935 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $61,237 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 89
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2414 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,652−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 15,169
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 516 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 70
- Median household income
- $61,237+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,721
- Median home value
- $137,700
- Jobs located here
- 16,627
- Daytime population
- 36,438Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Knox County?
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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 |
| 65Knox County, IN | 32 | 24 | 15.8 | $1.1M | −1.7% | #1,646 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Knox 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 laundry34
- Clothing and shoe stores32
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Knox County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 clothing and shoe stores in Knox County. 14 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 19 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Knox County, IN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $27.2M a year, or $1,796 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 15,169 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, IN compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Knox County has 15.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Knox County would have about 21, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,264 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 35,652 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,169 households. Median household income in Knox County is $61,237, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Knox County scores 32 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,646 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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