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Clothing and shoe stores in Nobles County, MN
How Nobles 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 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,714 of 2,087 scored counties
#57 of 58 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 15
- 7 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,881 a household
- Spending per listing
- $962K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.5
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,338
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Nobles County is 30 (lower middle), #1,714 of 2,087 scored counties and #57 of 58 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 clothing and shoe stores in Nobles County. Chain locations make up 47% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.5, 20% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Nobles County comes to about $14.4M a year: $1,881 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 15 clothing and shoe stores, that is $962K per store, 24% 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.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Nobles County in 2023. That is one for every 767 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show Nobles County grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Nobles 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 | Nobles County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.5 | 14.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $962K | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 767 | 1,495 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.8% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,881 | $2,183 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $66,101 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 39
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $621K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 157 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Nobles 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 Nobles County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,338+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 7,674
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 715 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $66,101+19.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,038
- Median home value
- $197,200
- Jobs located here
- 10,543
- Daytime population
- 21,293Residents 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 Nobles 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 |
| 57Nobles County, MN | 30 | 15 | 19.5 | $962K | +0.6% | #1,714 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Nobles 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 laundry29
- Clothing and shoe stores30
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Nobles County, MN?
Nobles County has 15 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Nobles County, MN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $14.4M a year, or $1,881 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $962K 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 7,674 households in Nobles County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nobles County, MN compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Nobles County has 19.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $962K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Nobles County would have about 11, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 767 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Nobles County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Nobles County at 22,338 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,674 households. The median household income in Nobles County is $66,101 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.5% 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. Nobles County scores 30 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,714 of 2,087 scored counties.
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