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Clothing and shoe stores in Door County, WI

How Door 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 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,829 of 2,087 scored counties
#62 of 62 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
56
12 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
31
+19.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$29.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,975 a household
Spending per listing
$529K
58% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
37.4
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,616
+1.6% 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

The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Door County is 26 (lower middle), #1,829 of 2,087 scored counties and #62 of 62 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 56 clothing and shoe stores in Door County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 37.4 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Households in Door County spend about $29.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,975 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $529K of household spending for each store on map listings, 58% below 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 31 businesses with payroll in Door County classed as clothing and shoe stores, up 19.2% from 2019. That is one for every 483 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Door County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Door 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Door County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureDoor CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households37.412.716.2
Spending per listing$529K$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment4831,8391,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+19.2%−16.1%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,975$2,003$2,055
Median household income$74,795$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score2672

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 31+19.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
117
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
24Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5612 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The 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 Door 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 Door County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,616+1.6% since 2020
Households
14,986
Median age
53.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
482 sq. mi.
People per square mile
63
Median household income
$74,795+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,001
Median home value
$342,600
Jobs located here
12,670
Daytime population
28,917Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Door County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Croix County, WI91225.9$4M+4.7%#19 of 2,087
2Calumet County, WI85136.1$3.5M+2.9%#72 of 2,087
3Pierce County, WI83127.6$2.8M+3.1%#112 of 2,087
4Washington County, WI82427.4$3M+1.8%#126 of 2,087
5Oconto County, WI8184.8$4.1M+2.9%#138 of 2,087
6Waushara County, WI7554.7$3.9M+2.8%#226 of 2,087
7Adams County, WI7555.3$3.3M+5.2%#229 of 2,087
8Manitowoc County, WI75216.0$3.1M+0.4%#230 of 2,087
9Grant County, WI75136.5$2.8M+0.9%#231 of 2,087
10Polk County, WI75189.2$2.1M+1.7%#241 of 2,087
62Door County, WI265637.4$529K+1.6%#1,829 of 2,087

Other business types in Door County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Door County, WI?

There are 56 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Door County as of September 2026. 12 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, up 19.2% from 2019. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Door County, WI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $29.6M a year, or $1,975 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $529K 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 14,986 households in Door County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Door County has 37.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $529K, 58% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Door County would have about 23, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 483 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Door County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Door County at 30,616 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,986 households. The median household income in Door County is $74,795 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Door County scores 26 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,829 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 Door County

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