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Clothing and shoe stores in Dunn County, WI

How Dunn 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 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #346 of 2,087 scored counties
#18 of 62 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
14
4 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$33.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,924 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
89% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.0
51% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,223
+1.7% 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

Households in Dunn County spend about $33.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,924 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per store, 89% 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 14 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Dunn County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 8.0 per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Dunn County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 2,907 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Dunn County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Dunn County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #346 of 2,087 scored counties and #18 of 62 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Dunn 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 Dunn County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureDunn CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.012.716.2
Spending per listing$2.4M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,9071,8391,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−16.1%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,924$2,003$2,055
Median household income$74,824$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score7172

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 6
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$474K
One-person businesses, 2023
18Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
144 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The 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 Dunn 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 Dunn County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,223+1.7% since 2020
Households
17,440
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
850 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$74,824+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,785
Median home value
$243,200
Jobs located here
19,544
Daytime population
43,071Residents 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 Dunn 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
18Dunn County, WI71148.0$2.4M+1.7%#346 of 2,087

Other business types in Dunn County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 clothing and shoe stores in Dunn County. 4 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $33.6M a year, or $1,924 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 17,440 households in Dunn County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dunn County has 8.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.4M, 89% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Dunn County would have about 26, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,907 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Dunn County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Dunn County at 46,223 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,440 households. Median household income in Dunn County is $74,824, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Dunn County scores 71 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #346 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 Dunn County

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