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Clothing and shoe stores in Winnebago County, WI

The clothing and shoe stores in Winnebago County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #864 of 2,087 scored counties
#45 of 62 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
99
46 chain locations (46%)
Official establishments
37
−27.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$140.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,936 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
12% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.6
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
174,218
+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

As of September 2026, map listings count 99 clothing and shoe stores in Winnebago County. 46 of them (46%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 13.6 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $1,936 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Winnebago County spend about $140.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 99 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.4M per store, 12% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Winnebago County was 37 in 2023, down 27.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,964 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 80 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Winnebago County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Winnebago County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #864 of 2,087 scored counties and #45 of 62 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Winnebago 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 Winnebago County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureWinnebago CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.612.716.2
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,9641,8391,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−27.4%−16.1%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,936$2,003$2,055
Median household income$74,925$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5572

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
51 → 37−27.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
587
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
80Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9946 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
111The 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 Winnebago 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 Winnebago County

Population, 2025 estimate
174,218+1.4% since 2020
Households
72,667
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
435 sq. mi.
People per square mile
395
Median household income
$74,925+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,286
Median home value
$225,800
Jobs located here
96,519
Daytime population
182,504Residents 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 Winnebago 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
45Winnebago County, WI559913.6$1.4M+1.4%#864 of 2,087

Other business types in Winnebago County

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

Questions

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

Winnebago County has 99 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 46 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 27.4% from 2019. Another 80 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $140.7M a year, or $1,936 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 99 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 72,667 households in Winnebago County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Winnebago County has 13.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Winnebago County would have about 111, against 99 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,964 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 27.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Winnebago County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Winnebago County at 174,218 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,667 households. The median household income in Winnebago County is $74,925 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.0% 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. Winnebago County scores 55 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #864 of 2,087 scored counties.

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