Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Minnesota
Clothing and shoe stores in the Austin, MN area
The clothing and shoe stores in the Austin, MN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #15 of 536 scored small-town markets
#1 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota
- Listings
- 12
- 5 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,907 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 97% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,971
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Austin area scores 84 (high) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #15 of 536 scored small-town markets and #1 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for clothing and shoe stores.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 clothing and shoe stores in the Austin area. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 7.6 for every 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,907 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in the Austin area spend about $30M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $2.5M per store, 97% above 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 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Austin area in 2023. That is one for every 5,240 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Austin area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Austin area compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Austin area | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 14.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,240 | 1,495 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.8% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,907 | $2,183 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $73,074 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 66
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 125 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 the Austin area, 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 the Austin area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,971+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 15,719
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 711 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $73,074+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,253
- Median home value
- $185,200
- Jobs located here
- 15,578
- Daytime population
- 36,121Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Minnesota for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Minnesota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Austin area marked.
Top small-town markets in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Austin, MN | 84 | 12 | 7.6 | $2.5M | +2.3% | #15 of 536 |
| 2Faribault-Northfield, MN | 82 | 29 | 12.3 | $1.7M | +4.2% | #22 of 536 |
| 3Winona, MN | 77 | 22 | 10.9 | $1.8M | +1.8% | #44 of 536 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 74 | 8 | 8.4 | $2.3M | 0.0% | #66 of 536 |
| 4Hutchinson, MN | 72 | 18 | 11.8 | $1.7M | −0.3% | #89 of 536 |
| 5Grand Rapids, MN | 70 | 19 | 10.2 | $1.8M | +0.9% | #98 of 536 |
| 6Fergus Falls, MN | 65 | 37 | 14.7 | $1.3M | +1.6% | #144 of 536 |
| 7Brainerd, MN | 61 | 70 | 16.6 | $1.2M | +4.3% | #177 of 536 |
| 8Red Wing, MN | 58 | 33 | 16.7 | $1.2M | +1.3% | #204 of 536 |
| 9Marshall, MN | 57 | 18 | 17.8 | $1.1M | +1.0% | #217 of 536 |
Other business types in the Austin area
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 laundry87
- Clothing and shoe stores84
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Austin, MN area?
There are 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Austin area as of September 2026. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 3 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 the Austin, MN area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $30M a year, or $1,907 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 15,719 households in the Austin area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Austin, MN area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Austin area has 7.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.5M, 97% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Austin area would have about 24, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,240 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is the Austin, MN area growing?
Population estimates put the Austin area at 40,971 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,719 households. The median household income in the Austin area is $73,074 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.6% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Austin area scores 84 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #15 of 536 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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