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Clothing and shoe stores in Richland County, WI

How Richland 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 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #736 of 2,087 scored counties
#41 of 62 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
6
4 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,807 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
72% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.3
49% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,036
−1.4% 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 Richland County spend about $13.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,807 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 clothing and shoe stores, that is $2.2M per store, 72% 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 6 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Richland County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 67%, 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.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Richland County in 2023. That is one for every 2,417 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Richland County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing and shoe stores, Richland County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #736 of 2,087 scored counties and #41 of 62 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Richland 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 Richland County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureRichland CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.312.716.2
Spending per listing$2.2M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,4171,8391,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−16.1%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,807$2,003$2,055
Median household income$66,420$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5872

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
4
Annual payroll, 2023
$106K
One-person businesses, 2023
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
64 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Richland 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 Richland County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,036−1.4% since 2020
Households
7,250
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
586 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$66,420+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,420
Median home value
$197,500
Jobs located here
5,615
Daytime population
14,776Residents 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 Richland 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
41Richland County, WI5868.3$2.2M−1.4%#736 of 2,087

Other business types in Richland County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 clothing and shoe stores in Richland County. 4 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $13.1M a year, or $1,807 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 7,250 households in Richland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Richland 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 $2.2M, 72% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Richland County would have about 10, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,417 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Richland County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Richland County at 17,036 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,250 households. Median household income in Richland County is $66,420, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Richland County scores 58 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #736 of 2,087 scored counties.

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