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Clothing and shoe stores in Brown County, MN
The clothing and shoe stores in Brown County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,113 of 2,087 scored counties
#40 of 58 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 12
- 5 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,844 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,517
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 clothing and shoe stores in Brown County. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 10.9 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Brown County spend about $20.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,844 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 33% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Brown County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,575 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Brown County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Brown County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,113 of 2,087 scored counties and #40 of 58 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Brown 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 | Brown County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.9 | 14.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,575 | 1,495 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.8% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,844 | $2,183 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $69,378 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $446K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 125 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Brown 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 Brown County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,517−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 11,027
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 611 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $69,378+13.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,644
- Median home value
- $191,200
- Jobs located here
- 13,020
- Daytime population
- 27,131Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 40Brown County, MN | 48 | 12 | 10.9 | $1.7M | −1.5% | #1,113 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Brown 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 laundry44
- Clothing and shoe stores48
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Brown County, MN?
There are 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Brown County as of September 2026. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Brown County, MN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $20.3M a year, or $1,844 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 11,027 households in Brown County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brown County, MN compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Brown County has 10.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Brown County would have about 16, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,575 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Brown County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Brown County at 25,517 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,027 households. The median household income in Brown County is $69,378 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.5% 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. Brown County scores 48 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,113 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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