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Clothing and shoe stores in Burleigh County, ND

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Burleigh County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,417 of 2,087 scored counties
#10 of 13 scored counties in North Dakota

Listings
98
49 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
54
−14.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$87.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,126 a household
Spending per listing
$895K
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.7
46% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
103,251
+4.7% 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 98 clothing and shoe stores in Burleigh County. Of those, 49 are chain locations, or 50%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.7, 46% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $2,126 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Burleigh County spend about $87.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $895K per store, 30% 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 54 businesses with payroll in Burleigh County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 764 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 65 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Burleigh County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Burleigh County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,417 of 2,087 scored counties and #10 of 13 scored counties in North Dakota.

How Burleigh County compares

The same measures for North Dakota 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 Burleigh County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureBurleigh CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.716.016.2
Spending per listing$895K$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment7641,3301,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−14.3%−16.2%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,126$1,999$2,055
Median household income$86,851$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score4048

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
63 → 54−14.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
568
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
65Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9849 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
69The 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 Burleigh 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 Burleigh County

Population, 2025 estimate
103,251+4.7% since 2020
Households
41,269
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,633 sq. mi.
People per square mile
62
Median household income
$86,851+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,470
Median home value
$324,000
Jobs located here
59,122
Daytime population
107,970Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across North Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Burleigh County marked.

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Morton County, ND8396.5$3.1M+3.8%#109 of 2,087
2Richland County, ND7357.3$2.7M+1.2%#283 of 2,087
3McKenzie County, ND58915.0$1.5M+2.8%#749 of 2,087
4Ramsey County, ND5759.2$2M−0.4%#768 of 2,087
5Stutsman County, ND511010.6$1.7M−0.6%#1,005 of 2,087
6Cass County, ND5115518.5$1.1M+9.1%#1,029 of 2,087
7Williams County, ND502818.5$1.2M+1.4%#1,064 of 2,087
8Barnes County, ND49510.2$1.8M−2.7%#1,077 of 2,087
9Walsh County, ND40613.6$1.4M−3.3%#1,391 of 2,087
10Burleigh County, ND409823.7$895K+4.7%#1,417 of 2,087

Other business types in Burleigh County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Burleigh County, ND?

There are 98 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Burleigh County as of September 2026. 49 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019. Another 65 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Burleigh County, ND spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $87.7M a year, or $2,126 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 98 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $895K 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 41,269 households in Burleigh County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Burleigh County, ND compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

Burleigh County has 23.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $895K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Burleigh County would have about 69, against 98 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 764 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Burleigh County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Burleigh County at 103,251 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 41,269 households. The median household income in Burleigh County is $86,851 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.4% 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. 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. Burleigh County scores 40 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,417 of 2,087 scored counties.

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