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Clothing and shoe stores in Steuben County, IN
How Steuben 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 · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,719 of 2,087 scored counties
#68 of 70 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 30
- 17 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- −41.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $26.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,904 a household
- Spending per listing
- $892K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.3
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,799
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Steuben County is 30 (lower middle), #1,719 of 2,087 scored counties and #68 of 70 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Steuben County comes to about $26.8M a year: $1,904 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $892K per store, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Steuben County has 30 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (57%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.3, 31% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Steuben County in 2023, down 41.4% from 2019. That is one for every 827 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.6M has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Steuben County. Population estimates show Steuben County grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Steuben 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 | Steuben County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.3 | 13.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $892K | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 827 | 1,649 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −41.4% | −14.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,904 | $1,935 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $74,911 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 17−41.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 174
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3017 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Steuben 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 Steuben County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,799+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 14,058
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 309 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $74,911+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,356
- Median home value
- $216,200
- Jobs located here
- 15,877
- Daytime population
- 34,843Residents 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 Steuben 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 |
| 68Steuben County, IN | 30 | 30 | 21.3 | $892K | +1.0% | #1,719 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Steuben 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 laundry33
- Clothing and shoe stores30
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Steuben County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 clothing and shoe stores in Steuben County. 17 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 41.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Steuben County, IN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $26.8M a year, or $1,904 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $892K 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 14,058 households in Steuben County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Steuben County, IN compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Steuben County has 21.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $892K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Steuben County would have about 21, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 827 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 41.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Steuben County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Steuben County at 34,799 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,058 households. Median household income in Steuben County is $74,911, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Steuben County scores 30 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,719 of 2,087 scored counties.
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