Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · South Dakota
Clothing and shoe stores in the Pierre, SD area
How the Pierre, SD area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #290 of 536 scored small-town markets
#5 of 9 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota
- Listings
- 21
- 6 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,993 a household
- Spending per listing
- $811K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.6
- 52% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,588
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 clothing and shoe stores in the Pierre area. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 29%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.6, 52% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Pierre area comes to about $17M a year: $1,993 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $811K per store, 36% 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 Pierre area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,848 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Pierre area declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Pierre area is 49 (lower middle), #290 of 536 scored small-town markets and #5 of 9 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota.
How the Pierre area 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 | Pierre area | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.6 | 16.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $811K | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,848 | 1,168 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.7% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,993 | $1,951 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $81,645 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $331K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 216 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 the Pierre 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 Pierre area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,588−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 8,543
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,186 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9
- Median household income
- $81,645+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,676
- Median home value
- $237,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,082
- Daytime population
- 22,272Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brookings, SD | 59 | 28 | 20.3 | $936K | +9.6% | #195 of 536 |
| 2Huron, SD | 56 | 12 | 15.9 | $1.1M | +2.4% | #224 of 536 |
| 3Vermillion, SD | 55 | 7 | 12.6 | $1.4M | +0.2% | #228 of 536 |
| 4Yankton, SD | 49 | 21 | 21.7 | $870K | +1.5% | #289 of 536 |
| 5Pierre, SD | 49 | 21 | 24.6 | $811K | −0.5% | #290 of 536 |
| 6Spearfish, SD | 45 | 26 | 21.6 | $875K | +14.0% | #318 of 536 |
| 7Mitchell, SD | 39 | 22 | 20.0 | $922K | +0.6% | #372 of 536 |
| 8Watertown, SD | 39 | 31 | 24.7 | $742K | +4.3% | #374 of 536 |
| 9Aberdeen, SD | 34 | 38 | 21.2 | $905K | −1.5% | #412 of 536 |
Other business types in the Pierre area
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 laundry50
- Clothing and shoe stores49
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Pierre, SD area?
The Pierre area has 21 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 17 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Pierre, SD area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $17M a year, or $1,993 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $811K 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 8,543 households in the Pierre area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pierre, SD area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Pierre area has 24.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $811K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Pierre area would have about 13, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,848 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is the Pierre, SD area growing?
Population estimates put the Pierre area at 20,588 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,543 households. The median household income in the Pierre area is $81,645 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% 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. 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 Pierre area scores 49 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #290 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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