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Clothing and shoe stores in Alcona County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Alcona County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.
- Listings
- 1
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,691 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 10,556
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 clothing or shoe store in Alcona County. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households.
At $1,691 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Alcona County spend about $9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $9M per store. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Alcona County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Alcona County grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 clothing or shoe store on map listings, Alcona County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Alcona County compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Alcona County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 14.1 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $9M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,511 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,691 | $1,975 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $54,993 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 53 |
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
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Alcona 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 Alcona County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,556+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 5,305
- Median age
- 59.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 90%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 675 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $54,993+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,179
- Median home value
- $162,800
- Jobs located here
- 1,273
- Daytime population
- 8,748Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clinton County, MI | 86 | 10 | 3.2 | $6.8M | +1.6% | #60 of 2,087 |
| 2Barry County, MI | 84 | 9 | 3.7 | $5.4M | +2.2% | #82 of 2,087 |
| 3Lapeer County, MI | 82 | 15 | 4.3 | $4.6M | +1.0% | #117 of 2,087 |
| 4Monroe County, MI | 79 | 37 | 5.9 | $3.4M | +0.7% | #168 of 2,087 |
| 5Newaygo County, MI | 77 | 9 | 4.6 | $3.9M | +3.1% | #189 of 2,087 |
| 6Montcalm County, MI | 77 | 18 | 7.3 | $2.4M | +4.1% | #199 of 2,087 |
| 7Cass County, MI | 73 | 11 | 5.2 | $3.7M | +0.2% | #272 of 2,087 |
| 8Allegan County, MI | 73 | 46 | 10.1 | $2M | +2.1% | #298 of 2,087 |
| 9Hillsdale County, MI | 71 | 11 | 6.2 | $2.9M | 0.0% | #340 of 2,087 |
| 10Shiawassee County, MI | 70 | 20 | 7.1 | $2.6M | −0.4% | #372 of 2,087 |
| Alcona County, MI | Not scored | 1 | 1.9 | $9M | +3.7% |
Other business types in Alcona 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 laundry
- Clothing and shoe stores
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Alcona County, MI?
There is 1 clothing or shoe store on map listings in Alcona County as of September 2026. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Alcona County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Alcona County, MI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $9M a year, or $1,691 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 clothing or shoe store on map listings, it comes to $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 5,305 households in Alcona County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alcona County, MI compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Alcona County has 1 clothing or shoe store on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Alcona County would have about 7, against 1 on map listings.
How fast is Alcona County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Alcona County at 10,556 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,305 households. The median household income in Alcona County is $54,993 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. Alcona County has no market score for clothing and shoe stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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