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Clothing and shoe stores in Sweetwater County, WY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Sweetwater County, WY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,364 of 2,087 scored counties
#8 of 12 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 25
- 15 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,728 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.3
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,267
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 clothing and shoe stores in Sweetwater County. Chain locations make up 60% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 14.3 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Sweetwater County spend about $30.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,728 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 5% below 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 6 businesses with payroll in Sweetwater County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 2,917 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Sweetwater County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Sweetwater County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,364 of 2,087 scored counties and #8 of 12 scored counties in Wyoming.
How Sweetwater County compares
The same measures for Wyoming 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 | Sweetwater County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.3 | 16.5 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,917 | 1,457 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,728 | $1,738 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $75,034 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 113
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2515 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,267−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 17,502
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 10,427 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $75,034+0.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,925
- Median home value
- $251,400
- Jobs located here
- 21,166
- Daytime population
- 41,848Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wyoming market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wyoming for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Sweetwater County marked.
Top counties in Wyoming
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, WY | 65 | 11 | 13.2 | $1.4M | +7.8% | #538 of 2,087 |
| 2Campbell County, WY | 53 | 29 | 16.1 | $1.1M | +2.1% | #956 of 2,087 |
| 3Uinta County, WY | 52 | 7 | 9.1 | $1.9M | +1.3% | #959 of 2,087 |
| 4Albany County, WY | 51 | 18 | 10.5 | $1.5M | +3.9% | #1,010 of 2,087 |
| 5Converse County, WY | 50 | 6 | 10.4 | $1.7M | +0.6% | #1,039 of 2,087 |
| 6Laramie County, WY | 42 | 59 | 13.6 | $1.3M | +2.2% | #1,330 of 2,087 |
| 7Park County, WY | 42 | 21 | 15.8 | $1.1M | +5.1% | #1,339 of 2,087 |
| 8Sweetwater County, WY | 41 | 25 | 14.3 | $1.2M | −2.2% | #1,364 of 2,087 |
| 9Fremont County, WY | 38 | 21 | 14.0 | $1.1M | +0.7% | #1,474 of 2,087 |
| 10Sheridan County, WY | 33 | 70 | 50.6 | $328K | +7.2% | #1,638 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Sweetwater 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 laundry37
- Clothing and shoe stores41
- Laundromats9
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Sweetwater County, WY?
There are 25 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Sweetwater County as of September 2026. 15 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sweetwater County, WY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $30.2M a year, or $1,728 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 17,502 households in Sweetwater County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sweetwater County, WY compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Sweetwater County has 14.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Sweetwater County would have about 24, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,917 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Sweetwater County, WY growing?
Population estimates put Sweetwater County at 41,267 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,502 households. The median household income in Sweetwater County is $75,034 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 0.3% 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. Sweetwater County scores 41 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,364 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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