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Clothing and shoe stores in Roseau County, MN

The clothing and shoe stores in Roseau County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,533 of 2,087 scored counties
#56 of 58 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
10
6 chain locations (60%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,891 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.9
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,246
−0.3% 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

At $1,891 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Roseau County spend about $11.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 10 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.2M per store, 6% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Roseau County has 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (60%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.9, 2% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Roseau County in 2023. That is one for every 1,049 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 17 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Roseau County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Roseau County is 36 (lower middle), #1,533 of 2,087 scored counties and #56 of 58 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Roseau 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 Roseau County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureRoseau CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.914.016.2
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,0491,4951,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.8%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,891$2,183$2,055
Median household income$74,474$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score3667

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 6
Employees, 2023
32
Annual payroll, 2023
$530K
One-person businesses, 2023
17Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
106 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 Roseau 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 Roseau County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,246−0.3% since 2020
Households
6,296
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,672 sq. mi.
People per square mile
9
Median household income
$74,474+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,659
Median home value
$183,700
Jobs located here
7,029
Daytime population
14,832Residents 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 Roseau 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
56Roseau County, MN361015.9$1.2M−0.3%#1,533 of 2,087

Other business types in Roseau County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 clothing and shoe stores in Roseau County. 6 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $11.9M a year, or $1,891 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 6,296 households in Roseau County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Roseau County has 15.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Roseau County would have about 9, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,049 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Roseau County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Roseau County at 15,246 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,296 households. Median household income in Roseau County is $74,474, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.7%, 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. Roseau County scores 36 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,533 of 2,087 scored counties.

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