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Clothing and shoe stores in Newton County, IN

How Newton County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,761 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
98% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.0
57% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,188
+2.9% 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

Households in Newton County spend about $10.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,761 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per store, 98% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Newton County has 4 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. That is 7.0 per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Newton County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Newton County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, Newton County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Newton 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 Newton County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureNewton CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.013.016.2
Spending per listing$2.5M$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,6491,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,761$1,935$2,055
Median household income$75,481$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored63

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Newton 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 Newton County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,188+2.9% since 2020
Households
5,726
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
402 sq. mi.
People per square mile
35
Median household income
$75,481+36.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,819
Median home value
$171,500
Jobs located here
3,456
Daytime population
11,088Residents 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 Newton 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
Newton County, INNot scored47.0$2.5M+2.9%

Other business types in Newton County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 clothing and shoe stores in Newton County. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Newton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $10.1M a year, or $1,761 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 5,726 households in Newton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Newton County has 7.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.5M, 98% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Newton County would have about 8, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Newton County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Newton County at 14,188 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,726 households. Median household income in Newton County is $75,481, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.4%, 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. Newton County has no market score for clothing and shoe stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Newton County

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