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Clothing and shoe stores in Wright County, MN
The clothing and shoe stores in Wright County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #758 of 2,087 scored counties
#31 of 58 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 92
- 58 chain locations (63%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- −22.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $125.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,326 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.0
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,559
- +11.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Wright County spend about $125.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,326 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Spread across 92 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.4M per store, 7% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Wright County has 92 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 63% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 17.0 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Wright County was 55 in 2023, down 22.5% from 2019. That is one for every 982 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 111 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Wright County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wright County grew 11.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Wright County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #758 of 2,087 scored counties and #31 of 58 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Wright 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 | Wright County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.0 | 14.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 982 | 1,495 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −22.5% | −13.8% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.1% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,326 | $2,183 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $107,209 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 71 → 55−22.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 787
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 111Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9258 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 99The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Wright 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 Wright County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,559+11.1% since 2020
- Households
- 54,010
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 661 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 224
- Median household income
- $107,209+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,718
- Median home value
- $358,900
- Jobs located here
- 46,489
- Daytime population
- 114,013Residents 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 Wright 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 |
| 31Wright County, MN | 58 | 92 | 17.0 | $1.4M | +11.1% | #758 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Wright 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 laundry62
- Clothing and shoe stores58
- Laundromats81
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Wright County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 92 clothing and shoe stores in Wright County. 58 of them (63%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 22.5% from 2019. Another 111 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Wright County, MN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $125.6M a year, or $2,326 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 92 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 54,010 households in Wright County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wright County, MN compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Wright County has 17.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Wright County would have about 99, against 92 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 982 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 22.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Wright County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Wright County at 157,559 people in 2025, up 11.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,010 households. Median household income in Wright County is $107,209, 33% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Wright County scores 58 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #758 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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