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Clothing and shoe stores in Caledonia County, VT

How Caledonia County, VT 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 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #234 of 2,087 scored counties
#4 of 11 scored counties in Vermont

Listings
10
2 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$27.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,092 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.6
53% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,414
+0.8% 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

At $2,092 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Caledonia County spend about $27.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 10 clothing and shoe stores, that is $2.7M per store, 2.2 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 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Caledonia County as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 7.6 per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Caledonia County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 20 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Caledonia County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Caledonia County is 75 (high), #234 of 2,087 scored counties and #4 of 11 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Caledonia 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 Caledonia County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureCaledonia CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.614.416.2
Spending per listing$2.7M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,7751,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−28.4%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,092$2,281$2,055
Median household income$69,970$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score7573

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
20Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
102 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 Caledonia 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 Caledonia County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,414+0.8% since 2020
Households
13,091
Median age
45.3
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
649 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$69,970+38.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,960
Median home value
$227,900
Jobs located here
10,231
Daytime population
27,782Residents 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 Caledonia 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 Caledonia County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 clothing and shoe stores in Caledonia County. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Caledonia County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $27.4M a year, or $2,092 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 13,091 households in Caledonia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Caledonia County has 7.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.7M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Caledonia County would have about 22, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is Caledonia County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Caledonia County at 30,414 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,091 households. Median household income in Caledonia County is $69,970, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.4%, 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. Caledonia County scores 75 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #234 of 2,087 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Caledonia County

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