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Clothing and shoe stores in Kosciusko County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #618 of 2,087 scored counties
#29 of 70 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
37
14 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$61.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,920 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.6
28% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
80,892
+0.9% 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

At $1,920 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Kosciusko County spend about $61.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.7M per store, 30% above 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 37 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Kosciusko County as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 38%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.6, 28% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Kosciusko County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 2,903 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 47 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Kosciusko County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Kosciusko County is 62 (upper middle), #618 of 2,087 scored counties and #29 of 70 scored counties in Indiana.

How Kosciusko 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 Kosciusko County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureKosciusko CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.613.016.2
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,9031,6491,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,920$1,935$2,055
Median household income$75,317$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6263

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 11
Employees, 2023
130
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
47Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3714 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
48The 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 Kosciusko 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 Kosciusko County

Population, 2025 estimate
80,892+0.9% since 2020
Households
31,934
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
531 sq. mi.
People per square mile
151
Median household income
$75,317+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,954
Median home value
$216,000
Jobs located here
37,180
Daytime population
80,254Residents 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 Kosciusko 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
29Kosciusko County, IN623711.6$1.7M+0.9%#618 of 2,087

Other business types in Kosciusko County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 37 clothing and shoe stores in Kosciusko County. 14 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 47 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $61.3M a year, or $1,920 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 31,934 households in Kosciusko County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kosciusko County has 11.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Kosciusko County would have about 48, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,903 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Kosciusko County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Kosciusko County at 80,892 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,934 households. Median household income in Kosciusko County is $75,317, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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. Kosciusko County scores 62 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #618 of 2,087 scored counties.

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