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Clothing and shoe stores in Utah County, UT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Utah County, UT, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #910 of 2,087 scored counties
#10 of 16 scored counties in Utah

Listings
342
164 chain locations (48%)
Official establishments
183
−9.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$409.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,017 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.8
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
759,859
+14.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Utah County comes to about $409.4M a year: $2,017 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 342 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.2M per store, 6% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Utah County has 342 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 48% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 16.8 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Utah County was 183 in 2023, down 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,109 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 589 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $9.2M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Utah County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Utah County grew 14.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Utah County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #910 of 2,087 scored counties and #10 of 16 scored counties in Utah.

How Utah 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Utah County, UT compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureUtah CountyUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.815.416.2
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,1091,2441,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.4%−12.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.5%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,017$1,955$2,055
Median household income$100,671$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market score5453

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
202 → 183−9.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,529
Annual payroll, 2023
$47.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
589Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
342164 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
322The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
17
Amount
$9.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Utah 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 Utah County

Population, 2025 estimate
759,859+14.5% since 2020
Households
203,018
Median age
27.5
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
2,005 sq. mi.
People per square mile
352
Median household income
$100,671+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$127,622
Median home value
$538,700
Jobs located here
295,403
Daytime population
667,806Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Utah

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The highest-scoring counties in Utah for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Utah, with Utah County marked.

Top counties in Utah

Counties in Utah ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tooele County, UT9393.8$5.3M+19.2%#10 of 2,087
2Box Elder County, UT82115.6$3.1M+12.7%#125 of 2,087
3Wasatch County, UT761612.4$1.8M+9.9%#223 of 2,087
4Iron County, UT73136.4$2.6M+16.4%#287 of 2,087
5Sevier County, UT6556.7$2.5M+5.9%#515 of 2,087
6Weber County, UT6011211.9$1.6M+5.8%#687 of 2,087
7Sanpete County, UT59910.1$1.6M+10.3%#718 of 2,087
8Davis County, UT5817114.8$1.4M+4.8%#755 of 2,087
9Duchesne County, UT57811.6$1.5M+6.3%#789 of 2,087
10Utah County, UT5434216.8$1.2M+14.5%#910 of 2,087

Other business types in Utah County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Utah County, UT?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 342 clothing and shoe stores in Utah County. 164 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 183 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 9.4% from 2019. Official counts list 589 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Utah County, UT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $409.4M a year, or $2,017 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 342 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 203,018 households in Utah County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Utah County, UT compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

Utah County has 16.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Utah County would have about 322, against 342 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,109 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Utah County, UT growing?

Population estimates put Utah County at 759,859 people in 2025, up 14.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 203,018 households. Median household income in Utah County is $100,671, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.8%, 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. Utah County scores 54 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #910 of 2,087 scored counties.

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