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Clothing and shoe stores in Cass County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Cass County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,029 of 2,087 scored counties
#6 of 13 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 155
- 77 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 75
- −16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $169M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,013 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.5
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 201,794
- +9.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 155 clothing and shoe stores in Cass County. Of those, 77 are chain locations, or 50%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 18.5 per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Cass County comes to about $169M a year: $2,013 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 14% 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 75 businesses with payroll in Cass County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,119 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 128 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Cass County.
Population estimates show Cass County grew 9.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cass County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,029 of 2,087 scored counties and #6 of 13 scored counties in North Dakota.
How Cass 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.
| Measure | Cass County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.5 | 16.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,119 | 1,330 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.7% | −16.2% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.1% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,013 | $1,999 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $75,555 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 90 → 75−16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,093
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 128Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15577 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 133The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Cass 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 Cass County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 201,794+9.1% since 2020
- Households
- 83,945
- Median age
- 34.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,765 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 110
- Median household income
- $75,555+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,789
- Median home value
- $298,000
- Jobs located here
- 131,603
- Daytime population
- 221,162Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Cass County marked.
Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morton County, ND | 83 | 9 | 6.5 | $3.1M | +3.8% | #109 of 2,087 |
| 2Richland County, ND | 73 | 5 | 7.3 | $2.7M | +1.2% | #283 of 2,087 |
| 3McKenzie County, ND | 58 | 9 | 15.0 | $1.5M | +2.8% | #749 of 2,087 |
| 4Ramsey County, ND | 57 | 5 | 9.2 | $2M | −0.4% | #768 of 2,087 |
| 5Stutsman County, ND | 51 | 10 | 10.6 | $1.7M | −0.6% | #1,005 of 2,087 |
| 6Cass County, ND | 51 | 155 | 18.5 | $1.1M | +9.1% | #1,029 of 2,087 |
| 7Williams County, ND | 50 | 28 | 18.5 | $1.2M | +1.4% | #1,064 of 2,087 |
| 8Barnes County, ND | 49 | 5 | 10.2 | $1.8M | −2.7% | #1,077 of 2,087 |
| 9Walsh County, ND | 40 | 6 | 13.6 | $1.4M | −3.3% | #1,391 of 2,087 |
| 10Burleigh County, ND | 40 | 98 | 23.7 | $895K | +4.7% | #1,417 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Cass 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 laundry54
- Clothing and shoe stores51
- Laundromats84
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Cass County, ND?
Cass County has 155 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 77 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 75 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 128 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cass County, ND spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $169M a year, or $2,013 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 155 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 83,945 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cass County, ND compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Cass County has 18.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Cass County would have about 133, against 155 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,119 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Cass County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Cass County at 201,794 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,945 households. The median household income in Cass County is $75,555 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.2% 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. Cass County scores 51 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #1,029 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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