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Clothing and shoe stores in Franklin County, VT
The clothing and shoe stores in Franklin County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 85 out of 100: High
Ranked #76 of 2,087 scored counties
#1 of 11 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 15
- 7 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $44M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,206 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 54% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,177
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Franklin County is 85 (high), #76 of 2,087 scored counties and #1 of 11 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing and shoe stores.
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 clothing and shoe stores in Franklin County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 47%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 7.5 per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Franklin County comes to about $44M a year: $2,206 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 2.3 times 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.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Franklin County in 2023. That is one for every 6,654 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Franklin 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.
| Measure | Franklin County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 14.4 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,654 | 1,775 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −28.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,206 | $2,281 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $81,313 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 85 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 60
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 28Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 157 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,177+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 19,963
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 631 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $81,313+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,753
- Median home value
- $306,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,183
- Daytime population
- 43,124Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Franklin County, VT | 85 | 15 | 7.5 | $2.9M | +2.3% | #76 of 2,087 |
| 2Addison County, VT | 78 | 12 | 8.0 | $2.9M | +1.8% | #181 of 2,087 |
| 3Orleans County, VT | 76 | 8 | 6.6 | $3.1M | +0.7% | #209 of 2,087 |
| 4Caledonia County, VT | 75 | 10 | 7.6 | $2.7M | +0.8% | #234 of 2,087 |
| 5Windsor County, VT | 71 | 25 | 9.9 | $2.3M | −0.7% | #348 of 2,087 |
| 6Washington County, VT | 62 | 36 | 13.9 | $1.6M | −0.2% | #619 of 2,087 |
| 7Windham County, VT | 60 | 27 | 13.6 | $1.6M | −1.4% | #684 of 2,087 |
| 8Rutland County, VT | 59 | 31 | 12.2 | $1.7M | −1.4% | #710 of 2,087 |
| 9Lamoille County, VT | 47 | 21 | 17.6 | $1.3M | +1.4% | #1,159 of 2,087 |
| 10Chittenden County, VT | 44 | 157 | 22.0 | $1.1M | +0.4% | #1,268 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 laundry84
- Clothing and shoe stores85
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Franklin County, VT?
Franklin County has 15 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 28 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Franklin County, VT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $44M a year, or $2,206 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 19,963 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, VT compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Franklin County has 7.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 54% 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 national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Franklin County would have about 35, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,654 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 51,177 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,963 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $81,313 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Franklin County scores 85 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #76 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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