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Clothing and shoe stores in Eau Claire County, WI
How Eau Claire 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,410 of 2,087 scored counties
#55 of 62 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 89
- 47 chain locations (53%)
- Official establishments
- 43
- −6.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $87.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,961 a household
- Spending per listing
- $985K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.9
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 109,033
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Eau Claire County comes to about $87.7M a year: $1,961 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $985K of household spending for each store on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Eau Claire County has 89 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 47 of them (53%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.9, 23% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Eau Claire County in 2023, down 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,040 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 70 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Eau Claire County.
Population estimates put the population change in Eau Claire County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Eau Claire County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,410 of 2,087 scored counties and #55 of 62 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Eau Claire 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 | Eau Claire County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.9 | 12.7 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $985K | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,040 | 1,839 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.5% | −16.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,961 | $2,003 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $74,546 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 43−6.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 556
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 70Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8947 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 69The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 109,033+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 44,726
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 638 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $74,546+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,242
- Median home value
- $261,000
- Jobs located here
- 60,899
- Daytime population
- 119,781Residents 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 Eau Claire 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 |
| 55Eau Claire County, WI | 40 | 89 | 19.9 | $985K | +3.0% | #1,410 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Eau Claire 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 laundry40
- Clothing and shoe stores40
- Laundromats45
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Eau Claire County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 89 clothing and shoe stores in Eau Claire County. 47 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 6.5% from 2019. Another 70 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Eau Claire County, WI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $87.7M a year, or $1,961 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 89 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $985K 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 44,726 households in Eau Claire County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Eau Claire County, WI compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Eau Claire County has 19.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $985K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Eau Claire County would have about 69, against 89 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,040 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Eau Claire County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Eau Claire County at 109,033 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,726 households. Median household income in Eau Claire County is $74,546, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Eau Claire County scores 40 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,410 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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