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Clothing and shoe stores in Clay County, MN
How Clay 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 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #61 of 2,087 scored counties
#5 of 58 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 11
- 3 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $53M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,003 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 3.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 74% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,734
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, Clay County has a Groundwork market score of 86 (high): #61 of 2,087 scored counties and #5 of 58 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing and shoe stores.
Households in Clay County spend about $53M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,003 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 clothing and shoe stores, that is $4.8M per store, 3.8 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Clay County has 11 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 27%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Clay County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 4,407 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Clay County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Clay 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 | Clay County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 14.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,407 | 1,495 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.8% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,003 | $2,183 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $81,172 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $335K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 38Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The 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 Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,734+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 26,442
- Median age
- 34.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,045 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $81,172+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,798
- Median home value
- $265,500
- Jobs located here
- 20,888
- Daytime population
- 54,566Residents 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 Clay 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 |
Other business types in Clay 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 laundry87
- Clothing and shoe stores86
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Clay County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 clothing and shoe stores in Clay County. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 38 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Clay County, MN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $53M a year, or $2,003 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 26,442 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, MN compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Clay County has 4.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $4.8M, 3.8 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Clay County would have about 42, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,407 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Clay County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 67,734 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,442 households. Median household income in Clay County is $81,172, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Clay County scores 86 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #61 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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