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Clothing and shoe stores in Sheboygan County, WI
The clothing and shoe stores in Sheboygan County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #320 of 2,087 scored counties
#17 of 62 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 39
- 16 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $95.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,926 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 93% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 52% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,047
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 39 clothing and shoe stores in Sheboygan County. 16 of them (41%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 7.8 per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,926 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Sheboygan County spend about $95.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 39 clothing and shoe stores, that is $2.5M per store, 93% above 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 12 businesses with payroll in Sheboygan County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 4,144 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 60 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Sheboygan County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sheboygan County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Sheboygan County is 72 (upper middle), #320 of 2,087 scored counties and #17 of 62 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Sheboygan 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 | Sheboygan County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 12.7 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,144 | 1,839 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −16.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,926 | $2,003 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $73,094 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 149
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 60Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3916 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 75The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,0470.0% since 2020
- Households
- 49,725
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 512 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 231
- Median household income
- $73,094+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,780
- Median home value
- $232,700
- Jobs located here
- 58,857
- Daytime population
- 120,358Residents 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 Sheboygan 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 |
| 17Sheboygan County, WI | 72 | 39 | 7.8 | $2.5M | 0.0% | #320 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Sheboygan 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 laundry68
- Clothing and shoe stores72
- Laundromats58
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Sheboygan County, WI?
Sheboygan County has 39 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (41%) 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. Another 60 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Sheboygan County, WI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $95.8M a year, or $1,926 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 49,725 households in Sheboygan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sheboygan County, WI compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Sheboygan County has 7.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.5M, 93% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Sheboygan County would have about 75, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,144 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Sheboygan County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Sheboygan County at 118,047 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,725 households. The median household income in Sheboygan County is $73,094 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. Sheboygan County scores 72 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #320 of 2,087 scored counties.
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