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Clothing and shoe stores in Crow Wing County, MN
How Crow Wing 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,315 of 2,087 scored counties
#47 of 58 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 63
- 20 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −28.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $57M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,940 a household
- Spending per listing
- $905K
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.4
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 69,132
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 63 clothing and shoe stores in Crow Wing County. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.4, 32% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Crow Wing County comes to about $57M a year: $1,940 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $905K of household spending for each store on map listings, 29% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in Crow Wing County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 28.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,278 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 47 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $405K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Crow Wing County.
Population estimates put the population change in Crow Wing County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Crow Wing County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,315 of 2,087 scored counties and #47 of 58 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Crow Wing 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 | Crow Wing County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.4 | 14.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $905K | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,278 | 1,495 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −28.1% | −13.8% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,940 | $2,183 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $72,589 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 23−28.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 183
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 47Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6320 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $405K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Crow Wing 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 Crow Wing County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 69,132+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 29,402
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 999 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $72,589+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,168
- Median home value
- $306,800
- Jobs located here
- 29,423
- Daytime population
- 66,579Residents 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 Crow Wing 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 |
| 47Crow Wing County, MN | 43 | 63 | 21.4 | $905K | +4.3% | #1,315 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Crow Wing 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 laundry45
- Clothing and shoe stores43
- Laundromats48
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Crow Wing County, MN?
Crow Wing County has 63 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 28.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 47 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Crow Wing County, MN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $57M a year, or $1,940 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $905K 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 29,402 households in Crow Wing County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Crow Wing County, MN compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Crow Wing County has 21.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $905K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Crow Wing County would have about 45, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,278 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 28.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Crow Wing County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Crow Wing County at 69,132 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,402 households. The median household income in Crow Wing County is $72,589 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. Crow Wing County scores 43 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,315 of 2,087 scored counties.
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