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Clothing and shoe stores in Windsor County, VT
The clothing and shoe stores in Windsor County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #348 of 2,087 scored counties
#5 of 11 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 25
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $58M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,292 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 83% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,312
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Windsor County comes to about $58M a year: $2,292 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 25 clothing and shoe stores, that is $2.3M per store, 83% above 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 25 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Windsor County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.9, 39% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Windsor County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 2,810 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 33 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $90K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Windsor County.
Population estimates show Windsor County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing and shoe stores, Windsor County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #348 of 2,087 scored counties and #5 of 11 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Windsor 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 | Windsor County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 14.4 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,810 | 1,775 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −28.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,292 | $2,281 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $77,594 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 51
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 251 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $90K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Windsor 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 Windsor County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,312−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 25,293
- Median age
- 47.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 969 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $77,594+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,025
- Median home value
- $296,400
- Jobs located here
- 27,956
- Daytime population
- 59,345Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Vermont market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Windsor County marked.
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 Windsor 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 laundry67
- Clothing and shoe stores71
- Laundromats39
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Windsor County, VT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 clothing and shoe stores in Windsor County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 33 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Windsor County, VT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $58M a year, or $2,292 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 25,293 households in Windsor County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Windsor County, VT compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Windsor County has 9.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.3M, 83% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Windsor County would have about 46, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,810 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Windsor County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Windsor County at 57,312 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,293 households. Median household income in Windsor County is $77,594, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. Windsor County scores 71 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #348 of 2,087 scored counties.
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