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Clothing and shoe stores in Benton County, MN
How Benton County, MN 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 #369 of 2,087 scored counties
#19 of 58 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 12
- 6 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $32.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,929 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,744
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,929 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Benton County spend about $32.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Benton County has 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 7.2 per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Benton County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 33 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $250K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Benton County.
Population estimates show Benton County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Benton County is 70 (upper middle), #369 of 2,087 scored counties and #19 of 58 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Benton 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.
| Measure | Benton County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 14.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,495 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/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 | $74,410 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 126 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $250K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Benton 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 Benton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,744+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 16,719
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 408 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $74,410+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,507
- Median home value
- $271,000
- Jobs located here
- 17,991
- Daytime population
- 38,524Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Benton County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sherburne County, MN | 94 | 21 | 5.9 | $3.9M | +6.8% | #7 of 2,087 |
| 2Carver County, MN | 93 | 26 | 6.3 | $4.2M | +6.6% | #12 of 2,087 |
| 3Scott County, MN | 91 | 37 | 6.7 | $3.8M | +5.1% | #20 of 2,087 |
| 4Isanti County, MN | 87 | 12 | 7.4 | $2.8M | +7.3% | #59 of 2,087 |
| 5Clay County, MN | 86 | 11 | 4.2 | $4.8M | +3.6% | #61 of 2,087 |
| 6Cass County, MN | 83 | 7 | 5.4 | $3.5M | +4.2% | #104 of 2,087 |
| 7Dodge County, MN | 83 | 5 | 6.2 | $3.5M | +2.3% | #105 of 2,087 |
| 8Carlton County, MN | 82 | 6 | 4.3 | $4.6M | +1.4% | #116 of 2,087 |
| 9Chisago County, MN | 82 | 21 | 9.8 | $2.3M | +4.3% | #135 of 2,087 |
| 10Pine County, MN | 81 | 6 | 4.9 | $3.8M | +5.5% | #140 of 2,087 |
| 19Benton County, MN | 70 | 12 | 7.2 | $2.7M | +0.9% | #369 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Benton 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 laundry71
- Clothing and shoe stores70
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Benton County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 clothing and shoe stores in Benton County. 6 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Benton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 33 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Benton County, MN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $32.2M 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 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 16,719 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Benton County, MN compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Benton County has 7.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.7M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Benton County would have about 25, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is Benton County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Benton County at 41,744 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,719 households. Median household income in Benton County is $74,410, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. Benton County scores 70 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #369 of 2,087 scored counties.
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