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Clothing and shoe stores in Kalamazoo County, MI
How Kalamazoo 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #971 of 2,087 scored counties
#42 of 68 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 137
- 73 chain locations (53%)
- Official establishments
- 81
- −12.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $212.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,981 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.8
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 263,795
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,981 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Kalamazoo County spend about $212.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 137 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.5M per store, 22% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Kalamazoo County has 137 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 73 are chain locations, or 53%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 12.8 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 81 businesses with payroll in Kalamazoo County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 12.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,322 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 149 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $653K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Kalamazoo County.
Population estimates show Kalamazoo County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Kalamazoo County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #971 of 2,087 scored counties and #42 of 68 scored counties in Michigan.
How Kalamazoo 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 | Kalamazoo County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.8 | 14.1 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,322 | 1,511 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.0% | −13.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,981 | $1,975 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $72,532 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 92 → 81−12.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,051
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 149Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13773 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 167The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $653K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Kalamazoo 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 Kalamazoo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 263,795+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 107,110
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 562 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 467
- Median household income
- $72,532+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,205
- Median home value
- $241,800
- Jobs located here
- 120,525
- Daytime population
- 271,929Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Kalamazoo County marked.
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 |
| 42Kalamazoo County, MI | 52 | 137 | 12.8 | $1.5M | +0.8% | #971 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Kalamazoo 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 laundry52
- Clothing and shoe stores52
- Laundromats75
- Dry cleaners60
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Kalamazoo County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 137 clothing and shoe stores in Kalamazoo County. 73 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 12.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 149 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kalamazoo County, MI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $212.2M a year, or $1,981 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 137 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 107,110 households in Kalamazoo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kalamazoo County, MI compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Kalamazoo County has 12.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.5M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Kalamazoo County would have about 167, against 137 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,322 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Kalamazoo County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Kalamazoo County at 263,795 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 107,110 households. Median household income in Kalamazoo County is $72,532, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Kalamazoo County scores 52 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #971 of 2,087 scored counties.
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