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Clothing and shoe stores in Meeker County, MN
How Meeker 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
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $17.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,915 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6M
- 4.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 80% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,603
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 clothing and shoe stores in Meeker County. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 80% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Meeker County comes to about $17.9M a year: $1,915 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6M per store, 4.7 times 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Meeker County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Meeker County grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, Meeker County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Meeker 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 | Meeker County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 14.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $6M | $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 | +0.7% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,915 | $2,183 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $75,446 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Meeker 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 Meeker County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,603+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 9,347
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 608 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $75,446+18.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,684
- Median home value
- $249,000
- Jobs located here
- 8,295
- Daytime population
- 19,553Residents 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 |
| Meeker County, MN | Not scored | 3 | 3.2 | $6M | +0.7% |
Other business types in Meeker 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 laundry76
- Clothing and shoe stores
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Meeker County, MN?
Meeker County has 3 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Meeker County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Meeker County, MN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $17.9M a year, or $1,915 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $6M 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 9,347 households in Meeker County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Meeker County, MN compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Meeker County has 3.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 80% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $6M, 4.7 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Meeker County would have about 14, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Meeker County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Meeker County at 23,603 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,347 households. The median household income in Meeker County is $75,446 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.9% 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. Meeker County has no market score for clothing and shoe stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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