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Clothing and shoe stores in Cochise County, AZ
The clothing and shoe stores in Cochise County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,622 of 2,087 scored counties
#12 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 70
- 30 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- −16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $79M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,550 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.7
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 126,332
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Cochise County is 33 (lower middle), #1,622 of 2,087 scored counties and #12 of 14 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 70 clothing and shoe stores in Cochise County. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 13.7 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,550 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Cochise County spend about $79M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 70 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.1M per store, 11% 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.
Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Cochise County in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,699 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $287K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Cochise County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cochise County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cochise County compares
The same measures for Arizona 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 | Cochise County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.7 | 12.4 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,699 | 1,658 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.7% | −12.9% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,550 | $1,818 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $59,742 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 30−16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 329
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 67Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7030 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $287K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Cochise 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 Cochise County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 126,332+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 50,982
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 6,210 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $59,742+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,017
- Median home value
- $218,300
- Jobs located here
- 29,807
- Daytime population
- 114,440Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Cochise County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 87 | 55 | 3.4 | $5.1M | +25.4% | #50 of 2,087 |
| 2Mohave County, AZ | 67 | 76 | 7.5 | $2.1M | +6.5% | #464 of 2,087 |
| 3Gila County, AZ | 65 | 14 | 5.9 | $2.6M | +0.9% | #514 of 2,087 |
| 4Navajo County, AZ | 62 | 28 | 7.0 | $2.1M | +3.0% | #602 of 2,087 |
| 5Graham County, AZ | 59 | 12 | 9.4 | $1.7M | +4.0% | #713 of 2,087 |
| 6Yuma County, AZ | 57 | 74 | 9.3 | $1.7M | +9.2% | #778 of 2,087 |
| 7Yavapai County, AZ | 57 | 127 | 11.4 | $1.5M | +6.5% | #792 of 2,087 |
| 8Maricopa County, AZ | 57 | 2,384 | 13.8 | $1.4M | +5.5% | #797 of 2,087 |
| 9Apache County, AZ | 49 | 7 | 3.3 | $4.2M | −2.2% | #1,070 of 2,087 |
| 10Pima County, AZ | 49 | 516 | 11.8 | $1.5M | +2.8% | #1,089 of 2,087 |
| 12Cochise County, AZ | 33 | 70 | 13.7 | $1.1M | +0.6% | #1,622 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Cochise 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 laundry33
- Clothing and shoe stores33
- Laundromats37
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Cochise County, AZ?
Cochise County has 70 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 30 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019. Official counts list 67 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cochise County, AZ spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $79M a year, or $1,550 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 50,982 households in Cochise County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cochise County, AZ compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Cochise County has 13.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Cochise County would have about 62, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,699 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Cochise County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Cochise County at 126,332 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,982 households. The median household income in Cochise County is $59,742 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.3% 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. Cochise County scores 33 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,622 of 2,087 scored counties.
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