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Clothing and shoe stores in Marquette County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Marquette County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #950 of 2,087 scored counties
#41 of 68 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 40
- 16 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- −45.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $50.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,796 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.2
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 68,064
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,796 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Marquette County spend about $50.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Marquette County has 40 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.2, 12% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Marquette County was 11 in 2023, down 45.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,569 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Marquette County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Marquette County is 53 (upper middle), #950 of 2,087 scored counties and #41 of 68 scored counties in Michigan.
How Marquette 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 | Marquette County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.2 | 14.1 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,569 | 1,511 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −45.0% | −13.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,796 | $1,975 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $65,429 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 11−45.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 110
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4016 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The 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 Marquette 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 Marquette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 68,064+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 28,255
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,809 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $65,429+21.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,058
- Median home value
- $216,500
- Jobs located here
- 24,514
- Daytime population
- 66,266Residents 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 Marquette 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 |
| 41Marquette County, MI | 53 | 40 | 14.2 | $1.3M | +2.3% | #950 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Marquette 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 laundry49
- Clothing and shoe stores53
- Laundromats25
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Marquette County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 clothing and shoe stores in Marquette County. 16 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 45.0% from 2019. Another 21 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Marquette County, MI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $50.7M a year, or $1,796 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 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 28,255 households in Marquette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marquette County, MI compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Marquette County has 14.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, in line with 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 2,569 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 45.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Marquette County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Marquette County at 68,064 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,255 households. Median household income in Marquette County is $65,429, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.2%, 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. Marquette County scores 53 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #950 of 2,087 scored counties.
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