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Clothing and shoe stores in Gila County, AZ

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Gila County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #514 of 2,087 scored counties
#3 of 14 scored counties in Arizona

Listings
14
6 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$36.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,558 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
64% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
53,801
+0.9% 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 14 clothing and shoe stores in Gila County. 6 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.9, 64% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Gila County comes to about $36.8M a year: $1,558 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 clothing and shoe stores, that is $2.6M per store, 2.1 times 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 Gila County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 7,882 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gila County grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Gila County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #514 of 2,087 scored counties and #3 of 14 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Gila 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Gila County, AZ compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasureGila CountyArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.912.416.2
Spending per listing$2.6M$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishment7,8821,6581,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.9%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,558$1,818$2,055
Median household income$61,986$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score6566

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 3
Employees, 2023
39
Annual payroll, 2023
$659K
One-person businesses, 2023
23Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
146 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The 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 Gila 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 Gila County

Population, 2025 estimate
53,801+0.9% since 2020
Households
23,645
Median age
49.8
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
4,758 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$61,986+42.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,972
Median home value
$269,400
Jobs located here
13,608
Daytime population
48,361Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Arizona

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The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Gila County marked.

Top counties in Arizona

Counties in Arizona ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pinal County, AZ87553.4$5.1M+25.4%#50 of 2,087
2Mohave County, AZ67767.5$2.1M+6.5%#464 of 2,087
3Gila County, AZ65145.9$2.6M+0.9%#514 of 2,087
4Navajo County, AZ62287.0$2.1M+3.0%#602 of 2,087
5Graham County, AZ59129.4$1.7M+4.0%#713 of 2,087
6Yuma County, AZ57749.3$1.7M+9.2%#778 of 2,087
7Yavapai County, AZ5712711.4$1.5M+6.5%#792 of 2,087
8Maricopa County, AZ572,38413.8$1.4M+5.5%#797 of 2,087
9Apache County, AZ4973.3$4.2M−2.2%#1,070 of 2,087
10Pima County, AZ4951611.8$1.5M+2.8%#1,089 of 2,087

Other business types in Gila County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Gila County, AZ?

Gila County has 14 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Gila County, AZ spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $36.8M a year, or $1,558 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 23,645 households in Gila County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gila County has 5.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.6M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Gila County would have about 29, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,882 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Gila County, AZ growing?

Population estimates put Gila County at 53,801 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,645 households. The median household income in Gila County is $61,986 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.4% 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. Gila County scores 65 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #514 of 2,087 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Gila County

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