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Clothing and shoe stores in the Worthington, MN area

The clothing and shoe stores in the Worthington, MN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #375 of 536 scored small-town markets
#18 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota

Listings
15
7 chain locations (47%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,881 a household
Spending per listing
$962K
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.5
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,338
+0.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 clothing and shoe stores in the Worthington area. Chain locations make up 47% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.5, 20% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Worthington area comes to about $14.4M a year: $1,881 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $962K of household spending for each store on map listings, 24% 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 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Worthington area in 2023. That is one for every 767 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in the Worthington area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Worthington area is 38 (lower middle), #375 of 536 scored small-town markets and #18 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota.

How the Worthington area 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 Worthington, MN area compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureWorthington areaMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.514.016.2
Spending per listing$962K$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment7671,4951,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.8%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,881$2,183$2,055
Median household income$66,101$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score3867

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10
Employees, 2023
39
Annual payroll, 2023
$621K
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
157 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 the Worthington area, 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 the Worthington area

Population, 2025 estimate
22,338+0.6% since 2020
Households
7,674
Median age
36.7
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
715 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$66,101+19.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,038
Median home value
$197,200
Jobs located here
10,543
Daytime population
21,293Residents 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 small-town markets in Minnesota for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Minnesota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Worthington area marked.

Top small-town markets in Minnesota

Small-town markets in Minnesota ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Austin, MN84127.6$2.5M+2.3%#15 of 536
2Faribault-Northfield, MN822912.3$1.7M+4.2%#22 of 536
3Winona, MN772210.9$1.8M+1.8%#44 of 536
Wahpeton, ND-MN7488.4$2.3M0.0%#66 of 536
4Hutchinson, MN721811.8$1.7M−0.3%#89 of 536
5Grand Rapids, MN701910.2$1.8M+0.9%#98 of 536
6Fergus Falls, MN653714.7$1.3M+1.6%#144 of 536
7Brainerd, MN617016.6$1.2M+4.3%#177 of 536
8Red Wing, MN583316.7$1.2M+1.3%#204 of 536
9Marshall, MN571817.8$1.1M+1.0%#217 of 536
18Worthington, MN381519.5$962K+0.6%#375 of 536

Other business types in the Worthington area

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Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Worthington, MN area?

There are 15 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Worthington area as of September 2026. 7 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Worthington, MN area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $14.4M a year, or $1,881 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $962K 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 7,674 households in the Worthington area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Worthington area has 19.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $962K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Worthington area would have about 11, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 767 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is the Worthington, MN area growing?

Population estimates put the Worthington area at 22,338 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,674 households. The median household income in the Worthington area is $66,101 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.5% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Worthington area scores 38 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #375 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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