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Clothing and shoe stores in Hill County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Hill County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 9 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,073 of 2,087 scored counties
#17 of 17 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 16
- 5 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,504 a household
- Spending per listing
- $583K
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.8
- 59% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,167
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Hill County scores 9 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #2,073 of 2,087 scored counties and #17 of 17 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Hill County spend about $9.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,504 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That is about $583K of household spending for each store on map listings, 54% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Hill County has 16 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 31%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 25.8 for every 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Hill County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 690 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hill County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Hill 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 | Hill County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.8 | 14.5 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $583K | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 690 | 1,504 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,504 | $1,721 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $52,798 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 9 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $495K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 165 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Hill 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 Hill County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,167−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 6,206
- Median age
- 34.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,899 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $52,798+7.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,118
- Median home value
- $202,600
- Jobs located here
- 6,080
- Daytime population
- 15,558Residents 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 |
| 17Hill County, MT | 9 | 16 | 25.8 | $583K | −0.5% | #2,073 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Hill 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 laundry9
- Clothing and shoe stores9
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Hill County, MT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 clothing and shoe stores in Hill County. 5 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hill County, MT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $9.3M a year, or $1,504 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $583K 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 6,206 households in Hill County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hill County, MT compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Hill County has 25.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $583K, 54% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Hill County would have about 7, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 690 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Hill County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Hill County at 16,167 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,206 households. Median household income in Hill County is $52,798, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 7.1%, 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. Hill County scores 9 for clothing and shoe stores (very low), #2,073 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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