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Clothing and shoe stores in Noble County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Noble County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #423 of 2,087 scored counties
#20 of 70 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
12
4 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$33.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,851 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
59% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,937
+1.0% 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 $1,851 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Noble County spend about $33.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $2.8M per store, 2.2 times 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 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Noble County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 33%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 6.6 per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Noble County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $238K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Noble County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Noble County grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Noble County is 68 (upper middle), #423 of 2,087 scored counties and #20 of 70 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Noble 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 Noble County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureNoble CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.613.016.2
Spending per listing$2.8M$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+1.0%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,851$1,935$2,055
Median household income$71,723$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6863

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
23Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
124 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$238K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Noble 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 Noble County

Population, 2025 estimate
47,937+1.0% since 2020
Households
18,179
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
411 sq. mi.
People per square mile
116
Median household income
$71,723+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,740
Median home value
$196,800
Jobs located here
16,886
Daytime population
42,342Residents 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 Noble 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
20Noble County, IN68126.6$2.8M+1.0%#423 of 2,087

Other business types in Noble County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 clothing and shoe stores in Noble County. 4 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Noble County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $33.6M a year, or $1,851 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 18,179 households in Noble County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Noble County has 6.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.8M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Noble County would have about 27, against 12 on map listings.

How fast is Noble County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Noble County at 47,937 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,179 households. Median household income in Noble County is $71,723, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, 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. Noble County scores 68 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #423 of 2,087 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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