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Clothing and shoe stores in Shiawassee County, MI

How Shiawassee 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 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #372 of 2,087 scored counties
#10 of 68 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
20
6 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$51.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,824 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
Twice the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.1
56% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,681
−0.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 clothing and shoe stores in Shiawassee County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 30%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 7.1 for every 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Shiawassee County comes to about $51.3M a year: $1,824 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 20 clothing and shoe stores, that is $2.6M per store, twice the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Shiawassee County in 2023. That is one for every 7,032 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 31 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Shiawassee County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing and shoe stores, Shiawassee County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #372 of 2,087 scored counties and #10 of 68 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Shiawassee 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 Shiawassee County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureShiawassee CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.114.116.2
Spending per listing$2.6M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment7,0321,5111,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,824$1,975$2,055
Median household income$67,404$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score7053

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 4
Employees, 2023
26
Annual payroll, 2023
$550K
One-person businesses, 2023
31Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
206 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 Shiawassee 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 Shiawassee County

Population, 2025 estimate
67,681−0.4% since 2020
Households
28,126
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
531 sq. mi.
People per square mile
128
Median household income
$67,404+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,758
Median home value
$171,600
Jobs located here
14,880
Daytime population
55,429Residents 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 Shiawassee 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

Other business types in Shiawassee County

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

Questions

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

Shiawassee County has 20 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 31 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $51.3M a year, or $1,824 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per store. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,126 households in Shiawassee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Shiawassee County has 7.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.6M, twice the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Shiawassee County would have about 40, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,032 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Shiawassee County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Shiawassee County at 67,681 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,126 households. The median household income in Shiawassee County is $67,404 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Shiawassee County scores 70 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #372 of 2,087 scored counties.

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