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Clothing and shoe stores in Cheboygan County, MI

How Cheboygan County, MI 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #695 of 2,087 scored counties
#29 of 68 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,797 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
2.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.3
61% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,793
+0.9% 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

At $1,797 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Cheboygan County spend about $20.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 7 clothing and shoe stores, that is $2.9M per store, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

There are 7 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Cheboygan County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 6.3 for every 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Cheboygan County in 2023. That is one for every 1,395 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 15 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Cheboygan County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Cheboygan County is 59 (upper middle), #695 of 2,087 scored counties and #29 of 68 scored counties in Michigan.

How Cheboygan 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 Cheboygan County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureCheboygan CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.314.116.2
Spending per listing$2.9M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,3951,5111,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,797$1,975$2,055
Median household income$62,875$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score5953

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 8
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
15Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Cheboygan 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 Cheboygan County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,793+0.9% since 2020
Households
11,159
Median age
50.7
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
715 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$62,875+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,404
Median home value
$192,500
Jobs located here
5,273
Daytime population
21,951Residents 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 Cheboygan 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
29Cheboygan County, MI5976.3$2.9M+0.9%#695 of 2,087

Other business types in Cheboygan County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 clothing and shoe stores in Cheboygan County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $20.1M a year, or $1,797 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 11,159 households in Cheboygan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cheboygan County has 6.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 61% 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 U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Cheboygan County would have about 16, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,395 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Cheboygan County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Cheboygan County at 25,793 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,159 households. Median household income in Cheboygan County is $62,875, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Cheboygan County scores 59 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #695 of 2,087 scored counties.

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