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Clothing and shoe stores in the Fremont, NE area

The clothing and shoe stores in the Fremont, NE area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #247 of 536 scored small-town markets
#3 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska

Listings
30
11 chain locations (37%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$28.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,872 a household
Spending per listing
$946K
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.8
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,057
+2.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 clothing and shoe stores in the Fremont area. Chain locations make up 37% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 19.8 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Households in the Fremont area spend about $28.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,872 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 30 clothing and shoe stores, that is $946K per store, 26% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Fremont area was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 1,896 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in the Fremont area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Fremont area scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #247 of 536 scored small-town markets and #3 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska.

How the Fremont area compares

The same measures for Nebraska 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Fremont, NE area compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureFremont areaNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.815.916.2
Spending per listing$946K$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,8961,3211,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.7%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,872$1,999$2,055
Median household income$74,329$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score5349

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8
Employees, 2023
68
Annual payroll, 2023
$909K
One-person businesses, 2023
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3011 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 the Fremont area, 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 the Fremont area

Population, 2025 estimate
38,057+2.6% since 2020
Households
15,168
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
529 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71
Median household income
$74,329+37.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,611
Median home value
$208,600
Jobs located here
18,569
Daytime population
35,728Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Nebraska

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Nebraska for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with the Fremont area marked.

Top small-town markets in Nebraska

Small-town markets in Nebraska ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hastings, NE712011.7$1.6M−0.2%#95 of 536
2Lexington, NE621414.0$1.3M+1.1%#165 of 536
3Fremont, NE533019.8$946K+2.6%#247 of 536
4Columbus, NE453620.7$914K+3.8%#316 of 536
5Kearney, NE434620.2$965K+1.9%#334 of 536
6Scottsbluff, NE403120.2$884K−1.2%#360 of 536
7Norfolk, NE374522.9$809K+1.1%#386 of 536
8Beatrice, NE362122.5$811K+0.2%#396 of 536
9North Platte, NE233623.7$760K−3.6%#487 of 536

Other business types in the Fremont area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Fremont, NE area?

There are 30 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Fremont area as of September 2026. 11 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Fremont, NE area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $28.4M a year, or $1,872 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $946K 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 15,168 households in the Fremont area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Fremont, NE area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

The Fremont area has 19.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $946K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Fremont area would have about 22, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,896 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is the Fremont, NE area growing?

Population estimates put the Fremont area at 38,057 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,168 households. The median household income in the Fremont area is $74,329 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.4% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Fremont area scores 53 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #247 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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