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Clothing and shoe stores in White County, IN

The clothing and shoe stores in White County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #548 of 2,087 scored counties
#24 of 70 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
11
2 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,820 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
34% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.7
34% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,164
+2.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 clothing and shoe stores in White County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 10.7 per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in White County comes to about $18.7M a year: $1,820 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.7M per store, 34% above 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 3 businesses with payroll in White County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 3,418 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in White County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in White County is 64 (upper middle), #548 of 2,087 scored counties and #24 of 70 scored counties in Indiana.

How White 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 White County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureWhite CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.713.016.2
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishment3,4181,6491,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,820$1,935$2,055
Median household income$67,303$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6463

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 3
Employees, 2023
9
Annual payroll, 2023
$128K
One-person businesses, 2023
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
112 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 White 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 White County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,164+2.0% since 2020
Households
10,254
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
505 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$67,303+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,596
Median home value
$175,900
Jobs located here
8,813
Daytime population
21,324Residents 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 White 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
24White County, IN641110.7$1.7M+2.0%#548 of 2,087

Other business types in White County

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

Questions

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

There are 11 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in White County as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $18.7M a year, or $1,820 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 10,254 households in White County and national spending patterns by income.

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

White County has 10.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, White County would have about 15, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,418 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is White County, IN growing?

Population estimates put White County at 25,164 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,254 households. The median household income in White County is $67,303 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.3% 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. White County scores 64 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #548 of 2,087 scored counties.

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 White County

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