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Clothing and shoe stores in Contra Costa County, CA
The clothing and shoe stores in Contra Costa County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #518 of 2,087 scored counties
#9 of 53 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 465
- 240 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 251
- −15.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $980.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,367 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 66% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,170,070
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,367 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in Contra Costa County spend about $980.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 465 clothing and shoe stores, that is $2.1M per store, 66% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Contra Costa County has 465 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 52% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.2, 31% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 251 businesses with payroll in Contra Costa County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 15.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,651 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 730 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Contra Costa County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Contra Costa County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Contra Costa County is 65 (upper middle), #518 of 2,087 scored counties and #9 of 53 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Contra Costa County compares
The same measures for California 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 | Contra Costa County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 18.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,651 | 1,121 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.2% | −11.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,367 | $2,085 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $127,229 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 296 → 251−15.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,173
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $132.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 730Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 465240 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 772The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Contra Costa 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 Contra Costa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,170,070+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 414,417
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 717 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,625
- Median household income
- $127,229+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $174,872
- Median home value
- $866,800
- Jobs located here
- 382,994
- Daytime population
- 1,022,844Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in California for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in California, with Contra Costa County marked.
Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Benito County, CA | 81 | 22 | 10.7 | $2.1M | +8.6% | #146 of 2,087 |
| 2Yuba County, CA | 79 | 8 | 2.8 | $6.2M | +8.2% | #165 of 2,087 |
| 3Yolo County, CA | 77 | 58 | 7.6 | $2.6M | +3.1% | #193 of 2,087 |
| 4El Dorado County, CA | 73 | 60 | 7.9 | $2.8M | +0.6% | #282 of 2,087 |
| 5Calaveras County, CA | 72 | 15 | 8.1 | $2.3M | +2.8% | #324 of 2,087 |
| 6Madera County, CA | 66 | 43 | 9.5 | $1.9M | +7.4% | #495 of 2,087 |
| 7San Joaquin County, CA | 66 | 272 | 11.1 | $1.8M | +5.5% | #499 of 2,087 |
| 8Amador County, CA | 66 | 19 | 11.8 | $1.6M | +3.2% | #509 of 2,087 |
| 9Contra Costa County, CA | 65 | 465 | 11.2 | $2.1M | +0.3% | #518 of 2,087 |
| 10Tehama County, CA | 63 | 14 | 5.6 | $2.9M | −1.7% | #562 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Contra Costa 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 laundry60
- Clothing and shoe stores65
- Laundromats68
- Dry cleaners44
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Contra Costa County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 465 clothing and shoe stores in Contra Costa County. 240 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 251 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 15.2% from 2019. Official counts list 730 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Contra Costa County, CA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $980.7M a year, or $2,367 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 465 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 414,417 households in Contra Costa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Contra Costa County, CA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Contra Costa County has 11.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.1M, 66% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Contra Costa County would have about 772, against 465 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,651 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Contra Costa County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Contra Costa County at 1,170,070 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 414,417 households. Median household income in Contra Costa County is $127,229, 58% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. Contra Costa County scores 65 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #518 of 2,087 scored counties.
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