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Clothing and shoe stores in Yankton County, SD
How Yankton County, SD 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,380 of 2,087 scored counties
#9 of 16 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 21
- 8 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,884 a household
- Spending per listing
- $870K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.7
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,635
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 clothing and shoe stores in Yankton County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 38%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 21.7 per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,884 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Yankton County spend about $18.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $870K per store, 32% 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 Yankton County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 1,939 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Yankton County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Yankton County is 41 (lower middle), #1,380 of 2,087 scored counties and #9 of 16 scored counties in South Dakota.
How Yankton 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 | Yankton County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.7 | 16.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $870K | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,939 | 1,168 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.7% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,884 | $1,951 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $72,821 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 218 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 Yankton 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 Yankton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,635+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 9,695
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 521 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $72,821+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,237
- Median home value
- $225,900
- Jobs located here
- 12,467
- Daytime population
- 24,093Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Yankton County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Yankton 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 laundry43
- Clothing and shoe stores41
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Yankton County, SD?
Yankton County has 21 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Yankton County, SD spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $18.3M a year, or $1,884 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $870K 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 9,695 households in Yankton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yankton County, SD compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Yankton County has 21.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $870K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Yankton County would have about 14, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,939 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Yankton County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Yankton County at 23,635 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,695 households. The median household income in Yankton County is $72,821 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Yankton County scores 41 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,380 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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