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Clothing and shoe stores in Dane County, WI
How Dane County, WI 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 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #411 of 2,087 scored counties
#24 of 62 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 304
- 155 chain locations (51%)
- Official establishments
- 160
- −14.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $555.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,208 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 44% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.1
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 590,375
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 304 clothing and shoe stores in Dane County. 155 of them (51%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 12.1 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $2,208 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Dane County spend about $555.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.8M per store, 44% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 160 businesses with payroll in Dane County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 14.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,572 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 285 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Dane County.
Population estimates show Dane County grew 4.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dane County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #411 of 2,087 scored counties and #24 of 62 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Dane County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Dane County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.1 | 12.7 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,572 | 1,839 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.9% | −16.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,208 | $2,003 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $89,975 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 188 → 160−14.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,391
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $49M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 285Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 304155 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 437The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Dane 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 Dane County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 590,375+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 251,529
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,197 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 479
- Median household income
- $89,975+21.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,712
- Median home value
- $394,800
- Jobs located here
- 369,475
- Daytime population
- 644,560Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Dane County marked.
Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Croix County, WI | 91 | 22 | 5.9 | $4M | +4.7% | #19 of 2,087 |
| 2Calumet County, WI | 85 | 13 | 6.1 | $3.5M | +2.9% | #72 of 2,087 |
| 3Pierce County, WI | 83 | 12 | 7.6 | $2.8M | +3.1% | #112 of 2,087 |
| 4Washington County, WI | 82 | 42 | 7.4 | $3M | +1.8% | #126 of 2,087 |
| 5Oconto County, WI | 81 | 8 | 4.8 | $4.1M | +2.9% | #138 of 2,087 |
| 6Waushara County, WI | 75 | 5 | 4.7 | $3.9M | +2.8% | #226 of 2,087 |
| 7Adams County, WI | 75 | 5 | 5.3 | $3.3M | +5.2% | #229 of 2,087 |
| 8Manitowoc County, WI | 75 | 21 | 6.0 | $3.1M | +0.4% | #230 of 2,087 |
| 9Grant County, WI | 75 | 13 | 6.5 | $2.8M | +0.9% | #231 of 2,087 |
| 10Polk County, WI | 75 | 18 | 9.2 | $2.1M | +1.7% | #241 of 2,087 |
| 24Dane County, WI | 69 | 304 | 12.1 | $1.8M | +4.9% | #411 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Dane 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 stores69
- Laundromats81
- Dry cleaners80
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Dane County, WI?
There are 304 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Dane County as of September 2026. 155 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 160 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 14.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 285 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dane County, WI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $555.3M a year, or $2,208 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 304 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 251,529 households in Dane County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dane County, WI compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Dane County has 12.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.8M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Dane County would have about 437, against 304 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,572 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Dane County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Dane County at 590,375 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 251,529 households. The median household income in Dane County is $89,975 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.8% 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. Dane County scores 69 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #411 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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