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Clothing and shoe stores in Becker County, MN

The clothing and shoe stores in Becker County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,163 of 2,087 scored counties
#42 of 58 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
24
10 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$27.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,929 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.7
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
35,497
+0.9% 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

Households in Becker County spend about $27.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,929 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 24 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.2M per store, 9% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Becker County has 24 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 16.7 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Becker County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 1,801 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 17 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Becker County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Becker County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,163 of 2,087 scored counties and #42 of 58 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Becker County 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Becker County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureBecker CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.714.016.2
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,8011,4951,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.8%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,929$2,183$2,055
Median household income$71,388$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score4767

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 8
Employees, 2023
88
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
17Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2410 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 Becker 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 Becker County

Population, 2025 estimate
35,497+0.9% since 2020
Households
14,410
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,315 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$71,388+18.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,022
Median home value
$291,000
Jobs located here
13,787
Daytime population
33,123Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Becker County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sherburne County, MN94215.9$3.9M+6.8%#7 of 2,087
2Carver County, MN93266.3$4.2M+6.6%#12 of 2,087
3Scott County, MN91376.7$3.8M+5.1%#20 of 2,087
4Isanti County, MN87127.4$2.8M+7.3%#59 of 2,087
5Clay County, MN86114.2$4.8M+3.6%#61 of 2,087
6Cass County, MN8375.4$3.5M+4.2%#104 of 2,087
7Dodge County, MN8356.2$3.5M+2.3%#105 of 2,087
8Carlton County, MN8264.3$4.6M+1.4%#116 of 2,087
9Chisago County, MN82219.8$2.3M+4.3%#135 of 2,087
10Pine County, MN8164.9$3.8M+5.5%#140 of 2,087
42Becker County, MN472416.7$1.2M+0.9%#1,163 of 2,087

Other business types in Becker County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Becker County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 clothing and shoe stores in Becker County. 10 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Becker County, MN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $27.8M a year, or $1,929 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 14,410 households in Becker County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Becker County has 16.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Becker County would have about 22, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,801 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Becker County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Becker County at 35,497 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,410 households. Median household income in Becker County is $71,388, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.4%, 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. Becker County scores 47 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,163 of 2,087 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Becker County

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