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Clothing and shoe stores in Macomb County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Macomb County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #711 of 2,087 scored counties
#31 of 68 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 419
- 201 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 203
- −11.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $716.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,998 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 35% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.7
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 886,221
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Macomb County spend about $716.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,998 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 419 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.7M per store, 35% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Macomb County has 419 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 201 are chain locations, or 48%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 11.7 per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Macomb County was 203 in 2023, down 11.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,767 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 829 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $374K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Macomb County.
Population estimates show Macomb County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Macomb County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #711 of 2,087 scored counties and #31 of 68 scored counties in Michigan.
How Macomb 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 | Macomb County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.7 | 14.1 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,767 | 1,511 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.3% | −13.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,998 | $1,975 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $77,837 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 229 → 203−11.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,397
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $45.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 829Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 419201 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 564The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $374K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Macomb 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 Macomb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 886,221+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 358,668
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 479 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,835
- Median household income
- $77,837+23.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,852
- Median home value
- $243,900
- Jobs located here
- 329,207
- Daytime population
- 825,351Residents 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 Macomb 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 |
| 31Macomb County, MI | 59 | 419 | 11.7 | $1.7M | +0.7% | #711 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Macomb 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 laundry55
- Clothing and shoe stores59
- Laundromats59
- Dry cleaners60
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Macomb County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 419 clothing and shoe stores in Macomb County. 201 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 203 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 11.3% from 2019. Official counts list 829 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Macomb County, MI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $716.6M a year, or $1,998 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 419 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 358,668 households in Macomb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Macomb County, MI compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Macomb County has 11.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Macomb County would have about 564, against 419 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,767 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Macomb County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Macomb County at 886,221 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 358,668 households. Median household income in Macomb County is $77,837, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.8%, 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. Macomb County scores 59 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #711 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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