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Clothing and shoe stores in Wadena County, MN
How Wadena 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 #1,505 of 2,087 scored counties
#52 of 58 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,741 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,388
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Wadena County spend about $10.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,741 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 17% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
There are 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Wadena County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 44% across the U.S. That is 16.4 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Wadena County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Wadena County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Wadena County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,505 of 2,087 scored counties and #52 of 58 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Wadena 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 | Wadena County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.4 | 14.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $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 | +1.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,741 | $2,183 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $61,467 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 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
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Wadena 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 Wadena County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,388+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 6,081
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 536 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $61,467+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,288
- Median home value
- $173,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,599
- Daytime population
- 13,890Residents 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 Wadena 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 |
| 52Wadena County, MN | 37 | 10 | 16.4 | $1.1M | +1.9% | #1,505 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Wadena 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 laundry38
- Clothing and shoe stores37
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Wadena County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 clothing and shoe stores in Wadena County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Wadena County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wadena County, MN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $10.6M a year, or $1,741 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 6,081 households in Wadena County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wadena County, MN compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Wadena County has 16.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Wadena County would have about 8, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Wadena County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Wadena County at 14,388 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,081 households. Median household income in Wadena County is $61,467, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Wadena County scores 37 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,505 of 2,087 scored counties.
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