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Hennepin County, MN — Clothing stores Saturation

How many clothing stores exist per person present — residents plus daytime workers — by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Establishment data: Census ZBP 2023. Population: ACS 2024 5-year. 74 ZIP codes analyzed.

Includes: Family clothing stores · General apparel shops. Counted together because official statistics use one 448140 code.

Measured density: Range spans bands — 0.93× the U.S. rate (between 0.93× and 1.85× once withheld ZIP cells are counted)

Why a range: Census does not publish a ZIP-by-industry count when that ZIP has 0–2 businesses. 63 ZIP cells in this county are withheld, 55 of them with residents. Each could hold 0, 1, or 2 businesses: counting them all as 0 gives the low end, counting them all as 2 gives the high end — the data cannot say where the truth sits. The density range uses only the populated cells, since ZIPs without residents are excluded from per-person rates. How ranges work

Range spans the U.S. rate   Hennepin County clothing stores — 93–185% of the U.S. rate

112 clothing stores are counted in Hennepin County — 0.6 per 10,000 people present (residents + daytime workers), 93% of the U.S. rate of 0.7.

On the comparable ZIP set (ZIPs with a published count in every year), the total has fallen 4% between 2015 and 2023 (105 → 101). That set is smaller than today's county total. 2020–2021 were pandemic-distorted, and Census rounds counts, so small moves are within noise.

Measured supply density is highest in 55305 (Hopkins), 55424 (Minneapolis), 55369 (Osseo) — well above the national rate. On measured density alone, the lowest-density residential ZIPs with a published count are 55416 (Minneapolis), 55423 (Minneapolis), 55407 (Minneapolis).

Census County Business Patterns (2023) puts the county-wide count at 136 establishments, including locations in ZIP codes that do not map to a ZCTA — so it can run slightly above the sum of the ZIP rows on this page. It is annual, so it lags more than QCEW.

Measured density: Hennepin County sits at 93% of the U.S. rate for clothing stores. 55 ZIPs with population have no published count (each 0–2 businesses), so the true per-capita rate is between 93% and 185% of the U.S. rate. Why. The highest measured density is in 55305 and 55424; the lowest measured density is in 55416 and 55423.

This is a supply-side read: it counts existing clothing stores and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more. Treat low density as a question to check, not an answer.

Clothing stores
112–238
published count; upper bound counts each withheld ZIP cell as 2 (63 cells) (2023)
Per 10,000 present
0.6
residents + daytime workers
U.S. average
0.7
per 10,000 present
County index
0.93×
vs. U.S.
Latest year (CBP)
136
2023 — $101M annual payroll
Residents
1,274,032
66 ZIPs with data
Workers
930,781
jobs located in county

Is the area growing?

Population
1,273,334
Census PEP, July 1 2024
Change since 2020
−0.7%
−8,388 people
Net migration 2024
+5,393
international +10,022, domestic −4,629
Jobs located here
931,746
LODES 2022, −4.5% since 2019

Hennepin County had an estimated 1,273,334 residents on July 1, 2024 — 0.7% fewer than in 2020 (−8,388). In the latest year it gained 10,124 people: births minus deaths +4,705, international migration +10,022, domestic migration −4,629. Components are published separately and may not sum exactly.

931,746 jobs were located in the county in 2022 (−4.5% since 2019), and 627,283 employed residents lived there (−5.8% since 2019). LODES counts wage and salary jobs covered by unemployment insurance plus federal jobs; it excludes the self-employed and military, and counts jobs rather than unique people. 2019→2022 spans the pandemic, so read it as one change, not a trend.

Population and migration say whether the customer base is growing. They do not say whether people want another business of this type. Definitions and limits →  ·  Full county detail →

ZIP gaining residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
55327 Dayton
+71.8%
55415 Minneapolis
+43.3%
55340 Hamel
+20.2%
ZIP losing residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
55344 Eden Prairie
−16.7%
55316 Champlin
−5.9%

ACS 5-year estimates for 2015–2019 and 2020–2024. Only ZIPs with at least 2,000 residents in both windows and a change larger than the survey margin of error (90%) are listed — small ZIPs move a lot on paper without a real signal.

Nonemployer businesses

Not shown. Census now groups clothing with clothing accessories (NAICS 45811); a family-clothing-only nonemployer count is not published.

Census Nonemployer Statistics 2024 (NAICS 2022). We do not approximate this figure.

Saturation map

Each ZIP area is shaded by its density of this business type per person present (residents + workers) vs. the U.S. average. Click any ZIP to zoom to its boundary, see its numbers, and switch to aerial imagery. Individual mapped shops appear as dots at street level — Show locations zooms you in to them (scroll or double-click to zoom).

Basemap:
Under 50% 50–100% 100–150% 150–250% 250%+ 0–2 (not published) / no data ZIP total (dot size) Mapped shop (OpenStreetMap, street level)

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap.

White dots are ZIP totals from the official Census count — the bigger the dot, the more clothing stores in that ZIP. They are aggregated, not individual shops. Turquoise dots are individual locations mapped in OpenStreetMap, shown only at street level; they are crowd-sourced and indicative, may be incomplete, and do not equal the official counts. Only the official ZIP totals feed the saturation index.

Market trend — down 4% since 2015

Number of clothing stores in Hennepin County across 2015–2023, on a consistent set of ZIP codes present in every year — so changes are real, not ZIP-boundary artifacts. 2015/2018 are pre-pandemic baselines; 2020/2021 are COVID-distorted.

105
2015
112
2018
112
2020
102
2021
100
2022
101
2023

Highest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
55305 Hopkins
863%
55424 Minneapolis
381%
55369 Osseo
270%
55426 Minneapolis
197%
55408 Minneapolis
155%
55407 Minneapolis
124%
55423 Minneapolis
100%
55416 Minneapolis
81%

Lowest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
55416 Minneapolis
81%
55423 Minneapolis
100%
55407 Minneapolis
124%
55408 Minneapolis
155%
55426 Minneapolis
197%
55369 Osseo
270%
55424 Minneapolis
381%
55305 Hopkins
863%
Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A ZIP with few clothing stores may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. We rank only residential and mixed ZIPs here; employment hubs and visitor destinations are listed separately below. ZIPs where Census did not publish a count (0–2 businesses) are not ranked: they may be the least served of all, but the data cannot tell 0 from 1 or 2. Verify those locally.

Employment hubs & destinations

These ZIPs have far more workers (or visitors) than residents, so their counts are driven by daytime and visitor demand — not a place to read "shortage" from resident numbers alone.

ZIPNeighborhoodType ResidentsWorkersClothing storesIndex
55425Minneapolis Employment hub 10,90823,779 41 2602%
55435Minneapolis Employment hub 14,19235,567 14 633%
55344Eden Prairie Employment hub 14,03447,866 6 229%
55111Saint Paul Destination 23312,621 0–2 —
55401Minneapolis Employment hub 11,81629,135 0–2 —
55402Minneapolis Destination 66760,010 0–2 —
55415Minneapolis Employment hub 6,90021,698 0–2 —
55450Minneapolis Destination 1247,916 0–2 —

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All ZIP codes

Click a column header to sort. Index = clothing stores per 10,000 people present (residents + 0.5×workers) ÷ the U.S. average. 100% = exactly average.

ZIPNeighborhood ResidentsWorkersClothing stores Per 10kIndexStatus
55425Minneapolis 10,90823,779 41 18.0 2602% Very high density
55305Hopkins 21,06818,218 18 6.0 863% Very high density
55435Minneapolis 14,19235,567 14 4.4 633% Very high density
55424Minneapolis 10,2892,200 3 2.6 381% Very high density
55369Osseo 39,29028,697 10 1.9 270% Very high density
55344Eden Prairie 14,03447,866 6 1.6 229% High density
55426Minneapolis 25,25122,964 5 1.4 197% High density
55408Minneapolis 31,50711,562 4 1.1 155% High density
55407Minneapolis 37,66718,174 4 0.9 124% Above average
55423Minneapolis 36,72441,759 4 0.7 100% Above average
55416Minneapolis 35,01537,530 3 0.6 81% Below average
55111Saint Paul 23312,621 0–2 — — Not published
55311Maple Grove 38,47215,453 0–2 — — Not published
55316Champlin 23,2945,108 0–2 — — Not published
55323Crystal Bay —16 0–2 — — Not published
55327Dayton 6,016465 0–2 — — Not published
55331Excelsior 19,8054,723 0–2 — — Not published
55340Hamel 10,1838,258 0–2 — — Not published
55343Hopkins 27,10236,737 0–2 — — Not published
55345Minnetonka 20,7897,854 0–2 — — Not published
55346Eden Prairie 18,5881,961 0–2 — — Not published
55347Eden Prairie 30,4299,364 0–2 — — Not published
55356Long Lake 5,6961,840 0–2 — — Not published
55357Loretto 3,4191,089 0–2 — — Not published
55359Maple Plain 6,9972,152 0–2 — — Not published
55361Minnetonka Beach —28 0–2 — — Not published
55364Mound 14,0971,459 0–2 — — Not published
55374Rogers 16,66111,145 0–2 — — Not published
55375Saint Bonifacius 4,326932 0–2 — — Not published
55384Spring Park 1,896657 0–2 — — Not published
55391Wayzata 15,5029,688 0–2 — — Not published
55401Minneapolis 11,81629,135 0–2 — — Not published
55402Minneapolis 66760,010 0–2 — — Not published
55403Minneapolis 17,60117,278 0–2 — — Not published
55404Minneapolis 28,92021,111 0–2 — — Not published
55405Minneapolis 17,1986,349 0–2 — — Not published
55406Minneapolis 36,58110,296 0–2 — — Not published
55409Minneapolis 11,1882,667 0–2 — — Not published
55410Minneapolis 20,4223,024 0–2 — — Not published
55411Minneapolis 27,7418,397 0–2 — — Not published
55412Minneapolis 24,4602,296 0–2 — — Not published
55413Minneapolis 14,65523,557 0–2 — — Not published
55414Minneapolis 35,00717,277 0–2 — — Not published
55415Minneapolis 6,90021,698 0–2 — — Not published
55417Minneapolis 25,1026,210 0–2 — — Not published
55418Minneapolis 31,5058,919 0–2 — — Not published
55419Minneapolis 29,7385,773 0–2 — — Not published
55420Minneapolis 24,45117,188 0–2 — — Not published
55422Minneapolis 28,45224,742 0–2 — — Not published
55427Minneapolis 24,76418,431 0–2 — — Not published
55428Minneapolis 32,49916,675 0–2 — — Not published
55429Minneapolis 27,0247,029 0–2 — — Not published
55430Minneapolis 22,7499,400 0–2 — — Not published
55431Minneapolis 18,66419,272 0–2 — — Not published
55436Minneapolis 14,4623,900 0–2 — — Not published
55437Minneapolis 18,88118,395 0–2 — — Not published
55438Minneapolis 15,7015,681 0–2 — — Not published
55439Minneapolis 9,45912,400 0–2 — — Not published
55440Minneapolis —1,050 0–2 — — Not published
55441Minneapolis 17,94422,190 0–2 — — Not published
55442Minneapolis 12,69414,497 0–2 — — Not published
55443Minneapolis 33,6607,374 0–2 — — Not published
55444Minneapolis 16,559976 0–2 — — Not published
55445Minneapolis 13,54622,820 0–2 — — Not published
55446Minneapolis 28,2474,208 0–2 — — Not published
55447Minneapolis 20,93118,615 0–2 — — Not published
55450Minneapolis 1247,916 0–2 — — Not published
55454Minneapolis 8,88010,282 0–2 — — Not published
55455Minneapolis 5,3904,971 0–2 — — Not published
55458Minneapolis —10 0–2 — — Not published
55467Minneapolis —2,431 0–2 — — Not published
55472Minneapolis —34 0–2 — — Not published
55474Minneapolis —1,680 0–2 — — Not published
55480Minneapolis —1,117 0–2 — — Not published

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Census withholds some ZIP-by-industry cells to protect small businesses. 0–2 means the cell was not published (Census publishes industry counts only at 3+ per ZIP), so the ZIP is left unranked rather than counted as zero. ~ means the count is estimated from the broader industry group and can be off by a business or two.

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Methodology & sources

Establishments. U.S. Census ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP 2023), NAICS 448140 — family clothing stores. Counts establishments with paid employees. ZBP is published annually with a ~2-year lag.

Fresh county signal. This industry has no clean QCEW series, so the freshest county signal is Census County Business Patterns 2023: 136 establishments and $101M in annual payroll county-wide. This count includes locations in ZIP codes that do not map to a ZCTA, so it can be slightly higher than the sum of the ZIP rows. CBP is annual and slower than QCEW. It cannot be broken down by ZIP.

Population. U.S. Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year ZCTA population (table B01003). Workers are the ZIP's total employment from the same 2023 ZBP file.

Demand ("people present"). Demand comes from residents and daytime workers: residents + 0.5 × workers. This is the single documented assumption in the model and can be tuned.

Index. index = (ZIP establishments ÷ ZIP demand × 10,000) ÷ the U.S. average for this industry (0.69 per 10,000 present). It is a supply-side density measure; it does not capture income, rent, tourism, or whether locals actually want more.

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