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Clothing and shoe stores in Solano County, CA

How Solano County, CA 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 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,124 of 2,087 scored counties
#20 of 53 scored counties in California

Listings
224
129 chain locations (58%)
Official establishments
140
−10.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$322.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,045 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.2
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
455,376
+0.6% 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

Households in Solano County spend about $322.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,045 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 13% 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 224 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Solano County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 58% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 14.2 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 140 businesses with payroll in Solano County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 10.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,125 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 301 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $31K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Solano County.

Population estimates put the population change in Solano County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Solano County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,124 of 2,087 scored counties and #20 of 53 scored counties in California.

How Solano 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 Solano County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSolano CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.218.616.2
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,1251,1211,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.8%−11.1%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,045$2,085$2,055
Median household income$100,401$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4829

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
157 → 140−10.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,575
Annual payroll, 2023
$55.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
301Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
224129 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
254The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$31K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
455,376+0.6% since 2020
Households
157,512
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
822 sq. mi.
People per square mile
550
Median household income
$100,401+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$126,026
Median home value
$617,700
Jobs located here
138,955
Daytime population
384,717Residents 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 Solano 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
20Solano County, CA4822414.2$1.4M+0.6%#1,124 of 2,087

Other business types in Solano County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 224 clothing and shoe stores in Solano County. 129 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 140 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 10.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 301 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $322.1M a year, or $2,045 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 224 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 157,512 households in Solano County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Solano County has 14.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Solano County would have about 254, against 224 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,125 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Solano County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Solano County at 455,376 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 157,512 households. Median household income in Solano County is $100,401, 24% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Solano County scores 48 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,124 of 2,087 scored counties.

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