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Clothing and shoe stores in Maricopa County, AZ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Maricopa County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #797 of 2,087 scored counties
#8 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 2,384
- 1,246 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 1,187
- −10.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.3B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,922 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.8
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 4,689,558
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Maricopa County spend about $3.3B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,922 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per store, 10% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
There are 2,384 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Maricopa County as of September 2026. Of those, 1,246 are chain locations, or 52%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.8, 15% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 1,187 businesses with payroll in Maricopa County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 10.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,458 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 3,045 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 33 SBA-backed loans worth $13.5M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Maricopa County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Maricopa County grew 5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Maricopa County is 57 (upper middle), #797 of 2,087 scored counties and #8 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.
How Maricopa 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 | Maricopa County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.8 | 12.4 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,458 | 1,658 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.3% | −12.9% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,922 | $1,818 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $89,300 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,324 → 1,187−10.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 19,488
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $464M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3,045Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,3841,246 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2,619The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 33
- Amount
- $13.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Maricopa 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 Maricopa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 4,689,558+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 1,730,696
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 9,202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 496
- Median household income
- $89,300+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,023
- Median home value
- $452,800
- Jobs located here
- 2,317,205
- Daytime population
- 4,768,907Residents 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 Maricopa 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 |
Other business types in Maricopa 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 laundry54
- Clothing and shoe stores57
- Laundromats79
- Dry cleaners55
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Maricopa County, AZ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2,384 clothing and shoe stores in Maricopa County. 1,246 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 1,187 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 10.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 3,045 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Maricopa County, AZ spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $3.3B a year, or $1,922 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,384 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per store. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,730,696 households in Maricopa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Maricopa County, AZ compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Maricopa County has 13.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Maricopa County would have about 2,619, against 2,384 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,458 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Maricopa County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Maricopa County at 4,689,558 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,730,696 households. Median household income in Maricopa County is $89,300, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.5%, 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. Maricopa County scores 57 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #797 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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