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Clothing and shoe stores in Davison County, SD
The clothing and shoe stores in Davison County, SD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,848 of 2,087 scored counties
#16 of 16 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 21
- 8 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,822 a household
- Spending per listing
- $772K
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.6
- 46% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,069
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Davison County is 25 (lower middle), #1,848 of 2,087 scored counties and #16 of 16 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,822 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Davison County spend about $16.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $772K per store, 39% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Davison County has 21 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 23.6 for every 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Davison County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 890 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show Davison County grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Davison County compares
The same measures for South 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 | Davison County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.6 | 16.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $772K | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 890 | 1,168 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.7% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,822 | $1,951 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $66,208 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $709K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 218 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Davison 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 Davison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,069+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 8,899
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 436 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $66,208+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,188
- Median home value
- $205,800
- Jobs located here
- 12,476
- Daytime population
- 21,213Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Union County, SD | 85 | 5 | 6.8 | $3.2M | +3.3% | #75 of 2,087 |
| 2Lincoln County, SD | 85 | 26 | 9.3 | $2.4M | +17.5% | #80 of 2,087 |
| 3Meade County, SD | 79 | 9 | 7.5 | $2.6M | +2.7% | #170 of 2,087 |
| 4Lake County, SD | 61 | 5 | 10.6 | $1.9M | −0.2% | #640 of 2,087 |
| 5Brookings County, SD | 52 | 28 | 20.3 | $936K | +9.6% | #996 of 2,087 |
| 6Beadle County, SD | 47 | 12 | 15.9 | $1.1M | +2.4% | #1,164 of 2,087 |
| 7Clay County, SD | 44 | 7 | 12.6 | $1.4M | +0.2% | #1,249 of 2,087 |
| 8Minnehaha County, SD | 42 | 186 | 21.9 | $915K | +7.6% | #1,345 of 2,087 |
| 9Yankton County, SD | 41 | 21 | 21.7 | $870K | +1.5% | #1,380 of 2,087 |
| 10Hughes County, SD | 41 | 18 | 24.8 | $806K | −0.9% | #1,382 of 2,087 |
| 16Davison County, SD | 25 | 21 | 23.6 | $772K | +0.6% | #1,848 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Davison 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 laundry27
- Clothing and shoe stores25
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Davison County, SD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 clothing and shoe stores in Davison County. 8 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Davison County, SD spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $16.2M a year, or $1,822 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $772K 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 8,899 households in Davison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Davison County, SD compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Davison County has 23.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $772K, 39% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Davison County would have about 13, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 890 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Davison County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Davison County at 20,069 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,899 households. Median household income in Davison County is $66,208, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Davison County scores 25 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,848 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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