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Clothing and shoe stores in LaGrange County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #953 of 2,087 scored counties
#40 of 70 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
21
2 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$25.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,003 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.3
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,305
+1.9% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in LaGrange County comes to about $25.8M a year: $2,003 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 21 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.2M per store, 3% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

LaGrange County has 21 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 10%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 16.3 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in LaGrange County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 1,842 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of LaGrange County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). LaGrange County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #953 of 2,087 scored counties and #40 of 70 scored counties in Indiana.

How LaGrange 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 LaGrange County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureLaGrange CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.313.016.2
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,8421,6491,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,003$1,935$2,055
Median household income$84,487$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5363

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 7
Employees, 2023
64
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
24Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
212 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 LaGrange 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 LaGrange County

Population, 2025 estimate
41,305+1.9% since 2020
Households
12,897
Median age
33.5
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
380 sq. mi.
People per square mile
107
Median household income
$84,487+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,708
Median home value
$255,900
Jobs located here
15,060
Daytime population
40,435Residents 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 LaGrange 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
40LaGrange County, IN532116.3$1.2M+1.9%#953 of 2,087

Other business types in LaGrange County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 clothing and shoe stores in LaGrange County. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $25.8M a year, or $2,003 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 12,897 households in LaGrange County and national spending patterns by income.

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

LaGrange County has 16.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, LaGrange County would have about 20, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,842 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is LaGrange County, IN growing?

Population estimates put LaGrange County at 41,305 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,897 households. Median household income in LaGrange County is $84,487, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. LaGrange County scores 53 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #953 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 LaGrange County

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