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Clothing and shoe stores in Fillmore County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Fillmore County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #494 of 2,087 scored counties
#26 of 58 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,927 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
47% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.3
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,540
+1.4% 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 Fillmore County spend about $16.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,927 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 47% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Fillmore County has 9 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 10.3 for every 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Fillmore County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,908 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Fillmore County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Fillmore County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #494 of 2,087 scored counties and #26 of 58 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Fillmore 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 Fillmore County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureFillmore CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.314.016.2
Spending per listing$1.9M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,9081,4951,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.8%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,927$2,183$2,055
Median household income$77,512$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score6667

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
7
Annual payroll, 2023
$96K
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Fillmore 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 Fillmore County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,540+1.4% since 2020
Households
8,723
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
861 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$77,512+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,838
Median home value
$221,100
Jobs located here
6,465
Daytime population
17,316Residents 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 Fillmore 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
26Fillmore County, MN66910.3$1.9M+1.4%#494 of 2,087

Other business types in Fillmore County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 clothing and shoe stores in Fillmore County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $16.8M a year, or $1,927 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 8,723 households in Fillmore County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fillmore County has 10.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.9M, 47% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Fillmore County would have about 13, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,908 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Fillmore County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Fillmore County at 21,540 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,723 households. Median household income in Fillmore County is $77,512, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Fillmore County scores 66 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #494 of 2,087 scored counties.

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