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Clothing and shoe stores in Addison County, VT

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #181 of 2,087 scored counties
#2 of 11 scored counties in Vermont

Listings
12
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$34.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,331 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
2.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.0
51% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,048
+1.8% 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

The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Addison County is 78 (high), #181 of 2,087 scored counties and #2 of 11 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing and shoe stores.

At $2,331 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Addison County spend about $34.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 12 clothing and shoe stores, that is $2.9M per store, 2.3 times 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 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Addison County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 8.0 per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Addison County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 2,494 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Addison County. Population estimates show Addison County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Addison County compares

The same measures for Vermont 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 Addison County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureAddison CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.014.416.2
Spending per listing$2.9M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,4941,7751,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−28.4%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,331$2,281$2,055
Median household income$89,639$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score7873

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 6
Employees, 2023
73
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
19Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
120 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
38,048+1.8% since 2020
Households
14,966
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
766 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$89,639+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,233
Median home value
$361,200
Jobs located here
15,101
Daytime population
35,282Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Vermont

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

Top counties in Vermont

Counties in Vermont ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Franklin County, VT85157.5$2.9M+2.3%#76 of 2,087
2Addison County, VT78128.0$2.9M+1.8%#181 of 2,087
3Orleans County, VT7686.6$3.1M+0.7%#209 of 2,087
4Caledonia County, VT75107.6$2.7M+0.8%#234 of 2,087
5Windsor County, VT71259.9$2.3M−0.7%#348 of 2,087
6Washington County, VT623613.9$1.6M−0.2%#619 of 2,087
7Windham County, VT602713.6$1.6M−1.4%#684 of 2,087
8Rutland County, VT593112.2$1.7M−1.4%#710 of 2,087
9Lamoille County, VT472117.6$1.3M+1.4%#1,159 of 2,087
10Chittenden County, VT4415722.0$1.1M+0.4%#1,268 of 2,087

Other business types in Addison County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Addison County, VT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 clothing and shoe stores in Addison County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Addison County, VT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $34.9M a year, or $2,331 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 14,966 households in Addison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Addison County has 8.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.9M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Addison County would have about 28, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,494 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Addison County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Addison County at 38,048 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,966 households. Median household income in Addison County is $89,639, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.2%, 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. Addison County scores 78 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #181 of 2,087 scored counties.

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