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Clothing and shoe stores in Mackinac County, MI

How Mackinac 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,357 of 2,087 scored counties
#54 of 68 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,769 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.5
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,236
+3.8% 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

Households in Mackinac County spend about $9.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,769 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.3M per store, 3% above 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 Mackinac County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 13.5 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Mackinac County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 867 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mackinac County grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Mackinac County is 41 (lower middle), #1,357 of 2,087 scored counties and #54 of 68 scored counties in Michigan.

How Mackinac 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 Mackinac County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMackinac CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.514.116.2
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment8671,5111,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.8%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,769$1,975$2,055
Median household income$63,909$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score4153

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 6
Employees, 2023
6
Annual payroll, 2023
$798K
One-person businesses, 2023
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
70 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 Mackinac 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 Mackinac County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,236+3.8% since 2020
Households
5,199
Median age
52.5
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,022 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$63,909+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,880
Median home value
$174,500
Jobs located here
3,157
Daytime population
10,549Residents 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 Mackinac 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
54Mackinac County, MI41713.5$1.3M+3.8%#1,357 of 2,087

Other business types in Mackinac County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 clothing and shoe stores in Mackinac County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $9.2M a year, or $1,769 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 5,199 households in Mackinac County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mackinac County has 13.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 867 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Mackinac County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Mackinac County at 11,236 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,199 households. Median household income in Mackinac County is $63,909, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. Mackinac County scores 41 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,357 of 2,087 scored counties.

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