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Clothing and shoe stores in Barry County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 84 out of 100: High

Ranked #82 of 2,087 scored counties
#2 of 68 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$48.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,968 a household
Spending per listing
$5.4M
4.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
77% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
63,991
+2.2% 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

Barry County scores 84 (high) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #82 of 2,087 scored counties and #2 of 68 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing and shoe stores.

Households in Barry County spend about $48.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,968 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 4.2 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Barry County has 9 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 77% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Barry County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 6,120 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Barry County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Barry 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Barry County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureBarry CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.714.116.2
Spending per listing$5.4M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment6,1201,5111,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,968$1,975$2,055
Median household income$77,500$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score8453

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
7
Annual payroll, 2023
$93K
One-person businesses, 2023
25Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
91 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
38The 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 Barry 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 Barry County

Population, 2025 estimate
63,991+2.2% since 2020
Households
24,480
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
553 sq. mi.
People per square mile
115
Median household income
$77,500+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,948
Median home value
$264,100
Jobs located here
11,794
Daytime population
46,883Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Barry County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Clinton County, MI86103.2$6.8M+1.6%#60 of 2,087
2Barry County, MI8493.7$5.4M+2.2%#82 of 2,087
3Lapeer County, MI82154.3$4.6M+1.0%#117 of 2,087
4Monroe County, MI79375.9$3.4M+0.7%#168 of 2,087
5Newaygo County, MI7794.6$3.9M+3.1%#189 of 2,087
6Montcalm County, MI77187.3$2.4M+4.1%#199 of 2,087
7Cass County, MI73115.2$3.7M+0.2%#272 of 2,087
8Allegan County, MI734610.1$2M+2.1%#298 of 2,087
9Hillsdale County, MI71116.2$2.9M0.0%#340 of 2,087
10Shiawassee County, MI70207.1$2.6M−0.4%#372 of 2,087

Other business types in Barry County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Barry County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 clothing and shoe stores in Barry County. One of them (11%) is a chain location. 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. Another 25 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Barry County, MI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $48.2M a year, or $1,968 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $5.4M 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 24,480 households in Barry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Barry County has 3.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 77% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $5.4M, 4.2 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Barry County would have about 38, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,120 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Barry County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Barry County at 63,991 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,480 households. Median household income in Barry County is $77,500, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.2%, 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. Barry County scores 84 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #82 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 Barry County

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