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Clothing and shoe stores in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area
The clothing and shoe stores in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #212 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 25 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 2,210
- 1,119 chain locations (51%)
- Official establishments
- 1,199
- −8.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.8B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,913 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.2
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 4,769,007
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,913 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area spend about $2.8B a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, in line with 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 2,210 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 51% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 15.2 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area was 1,199 in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,210 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 3,757 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 35 SBA-backed loans worth $9.3M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area is 49 (lower middle), #212 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 25 scored metro areas based in California.
How the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area 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 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.2 | 18.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,210 | 1,121 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.7% | −11.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,913 | $2,085 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $89,662 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,199−8.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 22,829
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $586.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3,757Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,2101,119 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2,184The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 35
- Amount
- $9.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area, 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 the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 4,769,007+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 1,450,250
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 27,277 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 171
- Median household income
- $89,662+37.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,388
- Median home value
- $536,300
- Jobs located here
- 1,656,299
- Daytime population
- 4,318,676Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stockton-Lodi, CA | 77 | 272 | 11.1 | $1.8M | +5.5% | #27 of 387 |
| 2Yuba City, CA | 75 | 48 | 7.8 | $2.3M | +3.3% | #35 of 387 |
| 3Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 73 | 1,031 | 11.7 | $1.7M | +3.2% | #46 of 387 |
| 4Merced, CA | 70 | 77 | 8.9 | $1.8M | +5.1% | #59 of 387 |
| 5San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 60 | 1,022 | 15.0 | $1.8M | −0.6% | #125 of 387 |
| 6Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 56 | 47 | 10.7 | $1.6M | +1.0% | #162 of 387 |
| 7Fresno, CA | 54 | 480 | 13.0 | $1.4M | +3.2% | #180 of 387 |
| 8San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 53 | 3,000 | 17.2 | $1.4M | −2.4% | #185 of 387 |
| 9Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 52 | 345 | 12.1 | $1.4M | +2.3% | #191 of 387 |
| 10Vallejo, CA | 51 | 224 | 14.2 | $1.4M | +0.6% | #199 of 387 |
| 11Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 49 | 2,210 | 15.2 | $1.3M | +3.5% | #212 of 387 |
Other business types in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area
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 laundry48
- Clothing and shoe stores49
- Laundromats63
- Dry cleaners45
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2,210 clothing and shoe stores in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area. 1,119 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 1,199 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019. Another 3,757 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $2.8B a year, or $1,913 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,210 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 1,450,250 households in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area has 15.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area would have about 2,184, against 2,210 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,210 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area at 4,769,007 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,450,250 households. Median household income in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area is $89,662, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.7%, 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. The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area scores 49 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #212 of 387 scored metro areas.
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