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Clothing and shoe stores in Rutland County, VT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Rutland County, VT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #710 of 2,087 scored counties
#8 of 11 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 31
- 11 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $53M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,095 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 35% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.2
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,653
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Rutland County comes to about $53M a year: $2,095 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 35% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Rutland County has 31 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 35%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 12.2 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Rutland County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 2,110 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 36 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rutland County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing and shoe stores, Rutland County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #710 of 2,087 scored counties and #8 of 11 scored counties in Vermont.
How Rutland 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 | Rutland County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.2 | 14.4 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,110 | 1,775 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −28.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,095 | $2,281 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $68,616 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 129
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3111 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The 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 Rutland 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 Rutland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,653−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 25,321
- Median age
- 46.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 931 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $68,616+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,636
- Median home value
- $229,400
- Jobs located here
- 27,134
- Daytime population
- 57,388Residents 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 Rutland 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 laundry54
- Clothing and shoe stores59
- Laundromats28
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Rutland County, VT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 clothing and shoe stores in Rutland County. 11 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 36 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rutland County, VT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $53M a year, or $2,095 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 25,321 households in Rutland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rutland County, VT compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Rutland County has 12.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Rutland County would have about 42, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,110 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Rutland County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Rutland County at 59,653 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,321 households. Median household income in Rutland County is $68,616, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Rutland County scores 59 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #710 of 2,087 scored counties.
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