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Clothing and shoe stores in Steele County, MN
How Steele 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,525 of 2,087 scored counties
#55 of 58 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 48
- 22 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- −65.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $30.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,018 a household
- Spending per listing
- $637K
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.7
- 96% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,464
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 clothing and shoe stores in Steele County. 22 of them (46%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 31.7 per 10,000 households, 96% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Steele County spend about $30.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,018 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $637K of household spending for each store on map listings, 50% 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 9 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Steele County in 2023, down 65.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,682 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 20 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1M has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Steele County.
Population estimates put the population change in Steele County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Steele County is 37 (lower middle), #1,525 of 2,087 scored counties and #55 of 58 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Steele 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 | Steele County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.7 | 14.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $637K | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,682 | 1,495 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −65.4% | −13.8% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,018 | $2,183 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $84,196 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 9−65.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 80
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4822 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Steele 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 Steele County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,464+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 15,138
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 430 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 87
- Median household income
- $84,196+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,587
- Median home value
- $245,400
- Jobs located here
- 18,785
- Daytime population
- 38,229Residents 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 Steele 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 |
| 55Steele County, MN | 37 | 48 | 31.7 | $637K | +0.2% | #1,525 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Steele 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 laundry39
- Clothing and shoe stores37
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Steele County, MN?
There are 48 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Steele County as of September 2026. 22 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 65.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Steele County, MN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $30.6M a year, or $2,018 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $637K 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 15,138 households in Steele County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Steele County, MN compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Steele County has 31.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 96% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $637K, 50% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Steele County would have about 24, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,682 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 65.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Steele County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Steele County at 37,464 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,138 households. The median household income in Steele County is $84,196 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Steele County scores 37 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,525 of 2,087 scored counties.
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