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Clothing and shoe stores in Perry County, IN
The clothing and shoe stores in Perry County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,549 of 2,087 scored counties
#62 of 70 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 15
- 5 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,729 a household
- Spending per listing
- $894K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.3
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,389
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 clothing and shoe stores in Perry County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 33%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 19.3 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Perry County comes to about $13.4M a year: $1,729 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 15 clothing and shoe stores, that is $894K per store, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Perry County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 1,940 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Perry County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Perry County is 36 (lower middle), #1,549 of 2,087 scored counties and #62 of 70 scored counties in Indiana.
How Perry 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 | Perry County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.3 | 13.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $894K | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,940 | 1,649 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,729 | $1,935 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $61,151 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $225K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 155 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Perry 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 Perry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,389+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,758
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 382 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $61,151+16.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,866
- Median home value
- $163,400
- Jobs located here
- 6,555
- Daytime population
- 17,537Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 62Perry County, IN | 36 | 15 | 19.3 | $894K | +1.2% | #1,549 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Perry 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 laundry39
- Clothing and shoe stores36
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Perry County, IN?
There are 15 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Perry County as of September 2026. 5 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Perry County, IN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $13.4M a year, or $1,729 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $894K per store. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,758 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Perry County, IN compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Perry County has 19.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $894K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Perry County would have about 11, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,940 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Perry County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Perry County at 19,389 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,758 households. The median household income in Perry County is $61,151 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Perry County scores 36 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,549 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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