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Clothing and shoe stores in Salt Lake County, UT
The clothing and shoe stores in Salt Lake County, UT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,101 of 2,087 scored counties
#13 of 16 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 701
- 337 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 345
- −7.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $850.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,995 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,220,916
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 701 clothing and shoe stores in Salt Lake County. 337 of them (48%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 16.4 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Salt Lake County spend about $850.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,995 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 701 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.2M per store, 5% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 345 businesses with payroll in Salt Lake County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,235 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 749 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $6.9M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Salt Lake County.
Population estimates show Salt Lake County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Salt Lake County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,101 of 2,087 scored counties and #13 of 16 scored counties in Utah.
How Salt Lake County compares
The same measures for Utah 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 | Salt Lake County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.4 | 15.4 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,235 | 1,244 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.0% | −12.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,995 | $1,955 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $97,494 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 371 → 345−7.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,685
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $131.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 749Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 701337 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 669The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 18
- Amount
- $6.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,220,916+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 426,245
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 753 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,590
- Median household income
- $97,494+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,987
- Median home value
- $525,700
- Jobs located here
- 775,993
- Daytime population
- 1,357,402Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Utah market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Utah for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Utah, with Salt Lake County marked.
Top counties in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tooele County, UT | 93 | 9 | 3.8 | $5.3M | +19.2% | #10 of 2,087 |
| 2Box Elder County, UT | 82 | 11 | 5.6 | $3.1M | +12.7% | #125 of 2,087 |
| 3Wasatch County, UT | 76 | 16 | 12.4 | $1.8M | +9.9% | #223 of 2,087 |
| 4Iron County, UT | 73 | 13 | 6.4 | $2.6M | +16.4% | #287 of 2,087 |
| 5Sevier County, UT | 65 | 5 | 6.7 | $2.5M | +5.9% | #515 of 2,087 |
| 6Weber County, UT | 60 | 112 | 11.9 | $1.6M | +5.8% | #687 of 2,087 |
| 7Sanpete County, UT | 59 | 9 | 10.1 | $1.6M | +10.3% | #718 of 2,087 |
| 8Davis County, UT | 58 | 171 | 14.8 | $1.4M | +4.8% | #755 of 2,087 |
| 9Duchesne County, UT | 57 | 8 | 11.6 | $1.5M | +6.3% | #789 of 2,087 |
| 10Utah County, UT | 54 | 342 | 16.8 | $1.2M | +14.5% | #910 of 2,087 |
| 13Salt Lake County, UT | 49 | 701 | 16.4 | $1.2M | +2.9% | #1,101 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Salt Lake 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 laundry46
- Clothing and shoe stores49
- Laundromats74
- Dry cleaners47
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Salt Lake County, UT?
Salt Lake County has 701 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 337 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 345 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 7.0% from 2019. Another 749 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Salt Lake County, UT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $850.5M a year, or $1,995 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 701 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 426,245 households in Salt Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Salt Lake County, UT compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Salt Lake County has 16.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Salt Lake County would have about 669, against 701 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,235 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Salt Lake County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Salt Lake County at 1,220,916 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 426,245 households. The median household income in Salt Lake County is $97,494 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Salt Lake County scores 49 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,101 of 2,087 scored counties.
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