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Clothing and shoe stores in Sanders County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Sanders County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,500 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 14,062
- +12.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,500 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Sanders County spend about $8.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 2 clothing and shoe stores, that is $4.1M per store. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Sanders County has 2 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Sanders County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sanders County grew 12.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, Sanders County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Sanders 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 | Sanders County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 14.5 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,504 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,500 | $1,721 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $57,476 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Sanders 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 Sanders County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,062+12.9% since 2020
- Households
- 5,451
- Median age
- 54.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 2,760 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $57,476+40.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,317
- Median home value
- $359,000
- Jobs located here
- 3,261
- Daytime population
- 12,845Residents 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 |
| Sanders County, MT | Not scored | 2 | 3.7 | $4.1M | +12.9% |
Other business types in Sanders 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 laundry
- Clothing and shoe stores
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Sanders County, MT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 clothing and shoe stores in Sanders County. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Sanders County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sanders County, MT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $8.2M a year, or $1,500 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 5,451 households in Sanders County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sanders County, MT compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Sanders County has 2 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Sanders County would have about 6, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Sanders County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Sanders County at 14,062 people in 2025, up 12.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,451 households. Median household income in Sanders County is $57,476, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.8%, 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. Sanders County has no market score for clothing and shoe stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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