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Clothing and shoe stores in Mason County, MI
How Mason 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 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,326 of 2,087 scored counties
#52 of 68 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 17
- 7 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,835 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,040
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Mason County spend about $23.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,835 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 9% 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 17 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Mason County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 41% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 13.3 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Mason County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 1,280 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Mason County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Mason County is 42 (lower middle), #1,326 of 2,087 scored counties and #52 of 68 scored counties in Michigan.
How Mason 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 | Mason County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 14.1 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,280 | 1,511 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,835 | $1,975 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $64,748 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 61
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 177 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Mason 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 Mason County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,0400.0% since 2020
- Households
- 12,801
- Median age
- 47.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 495 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $64,748+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,702
- Median home value
- $219,600
- Jobs located here
- 8,586
- Daytime population
- 26,202Residents 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 Mason 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 |
| 52Mason County, MI | 42 | 17 | 13.3 | $1.4M | 0.0% | #1,326 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Mason 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 laundry41
- Clothing and shoe stores42
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Mason County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 clothing and shoe stores in Mason County. 7 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Mason County, MI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $23.5M a year, or $1,835 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 12,801 households in Mason County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mason County, MI compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Mason County has 13.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Mason County would have about 19, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,280 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Mason County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Mason County at 29,040 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,801 households. Median household income in Mason County is $64,748, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Mason County scores 42 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,326 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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