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Clothing and shoe stores in Ionia County, MI

How Ionia 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

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$43.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,861 a household
Spending per listing
$10.9M
8.6 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.7
90% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,557
−0.5% 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 4 clothing and shoe stores in Ionia County. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households, 90% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $1,861 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Ionia County spend about $43.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $10.9M per store, 8.6 times 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Ionia County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 25 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ionia County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, Ionia County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Ionia 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 Ionia County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureIonia CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.714.116.2
Spending per listing$10.9M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,5111,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,861$1,975$2,055
Median household income$75,611$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored53

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
25Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
34The 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 Ionia 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 Ionia County

Population, 2025 estimate
66,557−0.5% since 2020
Households
23,355
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
571 sq. mi.
People per square mile
117
Median household income
$75,611+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,563
Median home value
$198,500
Jobs located here
18,430
Daytime population
58,714Residents 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 Ionia 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
Ionia County, MINot scored41.7$10.9M−0.5%

Other business types in Ionia County

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

Questions

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

There are 4 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Ionia 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 Ionia County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $43.5M a year, or $1,861 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $10.9M 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 23,355 households in Ionia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ionia County has 1.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 90% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $10.9M, 8.6 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Ionia County would have about 34, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Ionia County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Ionia County at 66,557 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,355 households. The median household income in Ionia County is $75,611 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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. Ionia County has no market score for clothing and shoe stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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 Ionia County

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