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Clothing and shoe stores in Wilkin County, MN

How Wilkin 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

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,839 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
28% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.3
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
6,288
−2.9% 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 3 clothing and shoe stores in Wilkin County. That comes to 11.3 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $1,839 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Wilkin County spend about $4.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each store on map listings, 28% 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 Wilkin County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Wilkin County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Wilkin 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 Wilkin County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureWilkin CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.314.016.2
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,4951,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.8%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,839$2,183$2,055
Median household income$71,410$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored67

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
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Wilkin 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 Wilkin County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,288−2.9% since 2020
Households
2,655
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
751 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$71,410
Average household income
$86,593
Median home value
$182,200
Jobs located here
1,844
Daytime population
5,400Residents 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 Wilkin 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
Wilkin County, MNNot scored311.3$1.6M−2.9%

Other business types in Wilkin County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Wilkin County has 3 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Wilkin County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $4.9M a year, or $1,839 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 2,655 households in Wilkin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wilkin County has 11.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.6M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Wilkin County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Wilkin County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Wilkin County at 6,288 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,655 households. The median household income in Wilkin County is $71,410 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Wilkin County

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