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Clothing and shoe stores in Pinal County, AZ

How Pinal County, AZ compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 87 out of 100: High

Ranked #50 of 2,087 scored counties
#1 of 14 scored counties in Arizona

Listings
55
21 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
22
−15.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$283.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,748 a household
Spending per listing
$5.1M
4.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
79% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
539,380
+25.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Pinal County is 87 (high), #50 of 2,087 scored counties and #1 of 14 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing and shoe stores.

As of September 2026, map listings count 55 clothing and shoe stores in Pinal County. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 38%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 79% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Pinal County comes to about $283.1M a year: $1,748 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 4.1 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 Pinal County was 22 in 2023, down 15.4% from 2019. That is one for every 7,360 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Pinal County. Population estimates put the population change in Pinal County from 2020 to 2025 at +25.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Pinal 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 Pinal County, AZ compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasurePinal CountyArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.412.416.2
Spending per listing$5.1M$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishment7,3601,6581,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−15.4%−12.9%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+25.4%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,748$1,818$2,055
Median household income$80,266$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score8766

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 22−15.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
366
Annual payroll, 2023
$7M
One-person businesses, 2023
285Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5521 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
223The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$20K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Pinal 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 Pinal County

Population, 2025 estimate
539,380+25.4% since 2020
Households
161,917
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
5,367 sq. mi.
People per square mile
87
Median household income
$80,266+38.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,426
Median home value
$349,000
Jobs located here
73,719
Daytime population
335,464Residents 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 Pinal 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 Pinal County

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

Questions

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

Pinal County has 55 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 15.4% from 2019. Official counts list 285 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $283.1M a year, or $1,748 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 161,917 households in Pinal County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pinal County has 3.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 79% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $5.1M, 4.1 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Pinal County would have about 223, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,360 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Pinal County, AZ growing?

Population estimates put Pinal County at 539,380 people in 2025, up 25.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 161,917 households. The median household income in Pinal County is $80,266 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.0% 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. Pinal County scores 87 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #50 of 2,087 scored counties.

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