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Clothing and shoe stores in Porter County, IN
The clothing and shoe stores in Porter County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #169 of 2,087 scored counties
#7 of 70 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 50
- 12 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- −12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $145M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,112 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 176,049
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, Porter County has a Groundwork market score of 79 (high): #169 of 2,087 scored counties and #7 of 70 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing and shoe stores.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 clothing and shoe stores in Porter County. 12 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 7.3 per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Porter County comes to about $145M a year: $2,112 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per store, 2.3 times 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 21 businesses with payroll in Porter County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 3,269 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Porter County. Population estimates put the population change in Porter County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Porter 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 | Porter County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 13.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,269 | 1,649 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.5% | −14.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,112 | $1,935 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $87,972 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 21−12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 319
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 94Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5012 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 114The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Porter 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 Porter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 176,049+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 68,639
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 418 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 418
- Median household income
- $87,972+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,512
- Median home value
- $281,500
- Jobs located here
- 65,198
- Daytime population
- 160,058Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Porter County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Porter 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 laundry75
- Clothing and shoe stores79
- Laundromats62
- Dry cleaners60
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Porter County, IN?
There are 50 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Porter County as of September 2026. 12 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019. Another 94 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Porter County, IN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $145M a year, or $2,112 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 68,639 households in Porter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Porter County, IN compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Porter County has 7.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.9M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Porter County would have about 114, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,269 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Porter County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Porter County at 176,049 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,639 households. The median household income in Porter County is $87,972 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Porter County scores 79 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #169 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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