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Clothing and shoe stores in Ogemaw County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Ogemaw County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,810 of 2,087 scored counties
#66 of 68 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
17
12 chain locations (71%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,664 a household
Spending per listing
$917K
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.1
12% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,121
+1.6% 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

For clothing and shoe stores, Ogemaw County has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #1,810 of 2,087 scored counties and #66 of 68 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,664 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Ogemaw County spend about $15.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 17 clothing and shoe stores, that is $917K per store, 28% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Ogemaw County has 17 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (71%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 18.1 for every 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Ogemaw County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 1,041 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show Ogemaw County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Ogemaw 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 Ogemaw County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureOgemaw CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.114.116.2
Spending per listing$917K$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,0411,5111,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,664$1,975$2,055
Median household income$54,666$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score2653

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 9
Employees, 2023
65
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
11Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1712 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Ogemaw 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 Ogemaw County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,121+1.6% since 2020
Households
9,370
Median age
49.7
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
564 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$54,666+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,376
Median home value
$154,900
Jobs located here
5,606
Daytime population
19,330Residents 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 Ogemaw 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
66Ogemaw County, MI261718.1$917K+1.6%#1,810 of 2,087

Other business types in Ogemaw County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 clothing and shoe stores in Ogemaw County. 12 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $15.6M a year, or $1,664 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $917K 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 9,370 households in Ogemaw County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ogemaw County has 18.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $917K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Ogemaw County would have about 12, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,041 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Ogemaw County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Ogemaw County at 21,121 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,370 households. Median household income in Ogemaw County is $54,666, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.4%, 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. Ogemaw County scores 26 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,810 of 2,087 scored counties.

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