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Clothing and shoe stores in Fond du Lac County, WI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Fond du Lac County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #349 of 2,087 scored counties
#19 of 62 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
36
11 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$83.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,921 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
82% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.3
49% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
104,669
+0.5% 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

At $1,921 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Fond du Lac County spend about $83.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 36 clothing and shoe stores, that is $2.3M per store, 82% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Fond du Lac County has 36 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 8.3 for every 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Fond du Lac County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 3,604 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 55 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Fond du Lac County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Fond du Lac County is 71 (upper middle), #349 of 2,087 scored counties and #19 of 62 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Fond du Lac 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 Fond du Lac County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureFond du Lac CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.312.716.2
Spending per listing$2.3M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment3,6041,8391,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−16.1%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,921$2,003$2,055
Median household income$74,275$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score7172

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 12
Employees, 2023
100
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
55Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3611 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
65The 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 Fond du Lac 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 Fond du Lac County

Population, 2025 estimate
104,669+0.5% since 2020
Households
43,243
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
720 sq. mi.
People per square mile
145
Median household income
$74,275+19.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,084
Median home value
$222,800
Jobs located here
49,885
Daytime population
99,843Residents 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 Fond du Lac 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
19Fond du Lac County, WI71368.3$2.3M+0.5%#349 of 2,087

Other business types in Fond du Lac County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Fond du Lac County, WI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 clothing and shoe stores in Fond du Lac County. 11 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 55 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $83.1M a year, or $1,921 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 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 43,243 households in Fond du Lac County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fond du Lac County has 8.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.3M, 82% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Fond du Lac County would have about 65, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,604 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Fond du Lac County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Fond du Lac County at 104,669 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,243 households. Median household income in Fond du Lac County is $74,275, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.1%, 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. Fond du Lac County scores 71 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #349 of 2,087 scored counties.

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