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Clothing and shoe stores in Glacier County, MT
How Glacier County, MT 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 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,902 of 2,087 scored counties
#16 of 17 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,441 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.0
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,463
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Glacier County is 22 (low), #1,902 of 2,087 scored counties and #16 of 17 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 clothing and shoe stores in Glacier County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 44% across the U.S. That is 14.0 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Glacier County comes to about $6.2M a year: $1,441 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 19% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Glacier County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 1,430 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Glacier County declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Glacier 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 | Glacier County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.0 | 14.5 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,430 | 1,504 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,441 | $1,721 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $46,875 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $697K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Glacier 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 Glacier County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,463−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 4,291
- Median age
- 34.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,995 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $46,875+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,150
- Median home value
- $165,100
- Jobs located here
- 3,810
- Daytime population
- 13,755Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 16Glacier County, MT | 22 | 6 | 14.0 | $1M | −2.0% | #1,902 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Glacier 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 laundry27
- Clothing and shoe stores22
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Glacier County, MT?
Glacier County has 6 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023.
How much do households in Glacier County, MT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $6.2M a year, or $1,441 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 4,291 households in Glacier County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Glacier County, MT compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Glacier County has 14.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Glacier County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,430 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Glacier County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Glacier County at 13,463 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,291 households. The median household income in Glacier County is $46,875 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.1% 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. 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. Glacier County scores 22 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #1,902 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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