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Clothing and shoe stores in Flathead County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Flathead County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,377 of 2,087 scored counties
#8 of 17 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 80
- 21 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $77.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,743 a household
- Spending per listing
- $964K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.1
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 115,429
- +10.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Flathead County spend about $77.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,743 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $964K of household spending for each store on map listings, 24% 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 80 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Flathead County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 18.1 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 36 businesses with payroll in Flathead County classed as clothing and shoe stores, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,229 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 66 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Flathead County.
Population estimates put the population change in Flathead County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Flathead County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,377 of 2,087 scored counties and #8 of 17 scored counties in Montana.
How Flathead County compares
The same measures for Montana 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 | Flathead County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.1 | 14.5 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $964K | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,229 | 1,504 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.5% | −4.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,743 | $1,721 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $73,925 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 36+12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 367
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 66Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8021 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 61The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $3.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Flathead 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 Flathead County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 115,429+10.1% since 2020
- Households
- 44,233
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 5,087 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $73,925+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,728
- Median home value
- $535,500
- Jobs located here
- 49,504
- Daytime population
- 110,772Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Montana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Montana for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Montana, with Flathead County marked.
Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ravalli County, MT | 67 | 18 | 9.6 | $1.7M | +9.4% | #474 of 2,087 |
| 2Lincoln County, MT | 66 | 5 | 5.5 | $2.6M | +13.1% | #479 of 2,087 |
| 3Lewis and Clark County, MT | 66 | 34 | 10.9 | $1.6M | +5.8% | #504 of 2,087 |
| 4Lake County, MT | 60 | 12 | 9.5 | $1.7M | +6.9% | #679 of 2,087 |
| 5Gallatin County, MT | 44 | 105 | 20.5 | $965K | +7.7% | #1,279 of 2,087 |
| 6Yellowstone County, MT | 43 | 107 | 15.3 | $1.2M | +4.5% | #1,295 of 2,087 |
| 7Park County, MT | 42 | 20 | 23.9 | $725K | +5.7% | #1,348 of 2,087 |
| 8Flathead County, MT | 41 | 80 | 18.1 | $964K | +10.1% | #1,377 of 2,087 |
| 9Fergus County, MT | 40 | 6 | 11.3 | $1.4M | +3.1% | #1,392 of 2,087 |
| 10Cascade County, MT | 39 | 44 | 12.4 | $1.3M | +0.7% | #1,426 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Flathead 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 laundry41
- Clothing and shoe stores41
- Laundromats46
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Flathead County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 80 clothing and shoe stores in Flathead County. 21 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. Official counts list 66 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Flathead County, MT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $77.1M a year, or $1,743 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 80 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $964K 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 44,233 households in Flathead County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Flathead County, MT compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Flathead County has 18.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $964K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Flathead County would have about 61, against 80 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,229 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Flathead County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Flathead County at 115,429 people in 2025, up 10.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,233 households. Median household income in Flathead County is $73,925, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.6%, 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. Flathead County scores 41 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,377 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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