Clothing and laundry · Metro area · South Dakota
Clothing and shoe stores in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #208 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 2 scored metro areas based in South Dakota
- Listings
- 223
- 99 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 121
- −10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $252M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,057 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.2
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 314,638
- +9.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Sioux Falls metro area spend about $252M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,057 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
There are 223 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Sioux Falls metro area as of September 2026. 99 of them (44%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.2, 12% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Sioux Falls metro area was 121 in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,013 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 192 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $6.3M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Sioux Falls metro area.
Population estimates show the Sioux Falls metro area grew 9.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, the Sioux Falls metro area has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #208 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 2 scored metro areas based in South Dakota.
How the Sioux Falls metro 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 | Sioux Falls metro area | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.2 | 16.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,013 | 1,168 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.0% | −5.7% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,057 | $1,951 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $82,754 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 121−10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,546
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $30.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 192Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22399 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 198The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $6.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Sioux Falls metro 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 Sioux Falls metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 314,638+9.5% since 2020
- Households
- 122,517
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,058 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 98
- Median household income
- $82,754
- Average household income
- $108,829
- Median home value
- $295,900
- Jobs located here
- 172,822
- Daytime population
- 308,393Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in South Dakota for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in South Dakota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Sioux Falls metro area marked.
Top metro areas in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 50 | 223 | 18.2 | $1.1M | +9.5% | #208 of 387 |
| 2Rapid City, SD | 43 | 110 | 17.5 | $1.1M | +6.2% | #245 of 387 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 33 | 109 | 19.7 | $981K | +1.0% | #303 of 387 |
Other business types in the Sioux Falls metro 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 laundry55
- Clothing and shoe stores50
- Laundromats83
- Dry cleaners82
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 223 clothing and shoe stores in the Sioux Falls metro area. 99 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 121 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 192 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $252M a year, or $2,057 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 223 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 122,517 households in the Sioux Falls metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Sioux Falls metro area has 18.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Sioux Falls metro area would have about 198, against 223 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,013 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Sioux Falls metro area at 314,638 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 122,517 households. Median household income in the Sioux Falls metro area is $82,754, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Sioux Falls metro area scores 50 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #208 of 387 scored metro areas.
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