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Clothing and shoe stores in Kings County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,149 of 2,087 scored counties
#21 of 53 scored counties in California

Listings
47
21 chain locations (45%)
Official establishments
24
−7.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$73.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,669 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.7
34% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
154,327
+1.0% 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

At $1,669 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Kings County spend about $73.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.6M per store, 23% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Kings County has 47 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (45%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.7, 34% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Kings County was 24 in 2023, down 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,836 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 49 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $34K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Kings County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kings County grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Kings County is 47 (lower middle), #1,149 of 2,087 scored counties and #21 of 53 scored counties in California.

How Kings 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Kings County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureKings CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.718.616.2
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,8361,1211,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.7%−11.1%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,669$2,085$2,055
Median household income$70,995$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4729

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 24−7.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
447
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
49Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4721 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$34K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
154,327+1.0% since 2020
Households
44,052
Median age
32.8
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,391 sq. mi.
People per square mile
110
Median household income
$70,995+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,359
Median home value
$324,300
Jobs located here
45,618
Daytime population
145,293Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across California

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

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1San Benito County, CA812210.7$2.1M+8.6%#146 of 2,087
2Yuba County, CA7982.8$6.2M+8.2%#165 of 2,087
3Yolo County, CA77587.6$2.6M+3.1%#193 of 2,087
4El Dorado County, CA73607.9$2.8M+0.6%#282 of 2,087
5Calaveras County, CA72158.1$2.3M+2.8%#324 of 2,087
6Madera County, CA66439.5$1.9M+7.4%#495 of 2,087
7San Joaquin County, CA6627211.1$1.8M+5.5%#499 of 2,087
8Amador County, CA661911.8$1.6M+3.2%#509 of 2,087
9Contra Costa County, CA6546511.2$2.1M+0.3%#518 of 2,087
10Tehama County, CA63145.6$2.9M−1.7%#562 of 2,087
21Kings County, CA474710.7$1.6M+1.0%#1,149 of 2,087

Other business types in Kings County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Kings County, CA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 47 clothing and shoe stores in Kings County. 21 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 7.7% from 2019. Official counts list 49 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Kings County, CA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $73.5M a year, or $1,669 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 44,052 households in Kings County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kings County has 10.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.6M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Kings County would have about 58, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,836 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Kings County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Kings County at 154,327 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,052 households. Median household income in Kings County is $70,995, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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. Kings County scores 47 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,149 of 2,087 scored counties.

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