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Clothing and shoe stores in Stutsman County, ND

How Stutsman County, ND compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,005 of 2,087 scored counties
#5 of 13 scored counties in North Dakota

Listings
10
6 chain locations (60%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,831 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
36% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.6
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,414
−0.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 clothing and shoe stores in Stutsman County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 60%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 10.6 per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Households in Stutsman County spend about $17.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,831 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 36% above 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 Stutsman County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,573 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Stutsman County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Stutsman County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,005 of 2,087 scored counties and #5 of 13 scored counties in North Dakota.

How Stutsman 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 Stutsman County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureStutsman CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.616.016.2
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,5731,3301,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−16.2%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,831$1,999$2,055
Median household income$61,856$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score5148

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 6
Employees, 2023
24
Annual payroll, 2023
$625K
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
106 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Stutsman 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 Stutsman County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,414−0.6% since 2020
Households
9,437
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,222 sq. mi.
People per square mile
10
Median household income
$61,856+7.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,326
Median home value
$208,400
Jobs located here
10,312
Daytime population
21,126Residents 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 Stutsman 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 Stutsman County

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

Questions

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

Stutsman County has 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $17.3M a year, or $1,831 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 9,437 households in Stutsman County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Stutsman County has 10.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Stutsman County would have about 14, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,573 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Stutsman County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Stutsman County at 21,414 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,437 households. The median household income in Stutsman County is $61,856 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 7.3% 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. Stutsman County scores 51 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #1,005 of 2,087 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Stutsman County

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