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Clothing and shoe stores in Redwood County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #960 of 2,087 scored counties
#35 of 58 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$11.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,804 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
49% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.5
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,265
−1.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 clothing and shoe stores in Redwood County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 33%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.5, 41% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $1,804 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Redwood County spend about $11.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 49% above 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 Redwood County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Redwood County declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Redwood County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #960 of 2,087 scored counties and #35 of 58 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Redwood 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 Redwood County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureRedwood CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.514.016.2
Spending per listing$1.9M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,4951,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.8%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,804$2,183$2,055
Median household income$67,866$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score5267

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
9Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
62 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Redwood 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 Redwood County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,265−1.0% since 2020
Households
6,293
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
879 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$67,866+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,682
Median home value
$158,200
Jobs located here
6,441
Daytime population
14,542Residents 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 Redwood 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
35Redwood County, MN5269.5$1.9M−1.0%#960 of 2,087

Other business types in Redwood County

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

Questions

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

Redwood County has 6 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Redwood County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $11.4M a year, or $1,804 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 6,293 households in Redwood County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Redwood County has 9.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.9M, 49% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Redwood County would have about 9, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Redwood County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Redwood County at 15,265 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,293 households. The median household income in Redwood County is $67,866 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.5% 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. Redwood County scores 52 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #960 of 2,087 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Redwood County

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