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Clothing and shoe stores in Adams County, CO
How Adams County, CO 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 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #688 of 2,087 scored counties
#11 of 35 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 276
- 166 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- 108
- +10.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $368.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,952 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.6
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 554,668
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 276 clothing and shoe stores in Adams County. Of those, 166 are chain locations, or 60%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.6, 10% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,952 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Adams County spend about $368.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 5% above 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 Adams County was 108 in 2023, up 10.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,748 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 292 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Adams County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Adams County grew 6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Adams County is 60 (upper middle), #688 of 2,087 scored counties and #11 of 35 scored counties in Colorado.
How Adams County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | Adams County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.6 | 14.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,748 | 1,317 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.2% | −9.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,952 | $2,010 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $94,571 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 98 → 108+10.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,999
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $50.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 292Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 276166 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 290The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Adams 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 Adams County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 554,668+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 188,730
- Median age
- 35.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,167 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 454
- Median household income
- $94,571+32.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,016
- Median home value
- $484,200
- Jobs located here
- 254,922
- Daytime population
- 520,338Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Adams County marked.
Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elbert County, CO | 91 | 9 | 9.0 | $2.6M | +16.5% | #24 of 2,087 |
| 2Weld County, CO | 82 | 102 | 8.2 | $2.4M | +14.2% | #132 of 2,087 |
| 3Broomfield County, CO | 69 | 20 | 6.3 | $3.7M | +6.3% | #389 of 2,087 |
| 4Teller County, CO | 67 | 7 | 5.9 | $3.1M | 0.0% | #450 of 2,087 |
| 5Arapahoe County, CO | 66 | 283 | 11.0 | $1.9M | +2.8% | #493 of 2,087 |
| 6Grand County, CO | 65 | 8 | 10.7 | $1.8M | +4.8% | #529 of 2,087 |
| 7Chaffee County, CO | 64 | 11 | 11.2 | $1.7M | +6.9% | #549 of 2,087 |
| 8Jefferson County, CO | 61 | 238 | 9.8 | $2.2M | −0.5% | #637 of 2,087 |
| 9El Paso County, CO | 61 | 346 | 11.9 | $1.6M | +3.2% | #653 of 2,087 |
| 10Fremont County, CO | 60 | 16 | 8.9 | $1.8M | +2.4% | #677 of 2,087 |
| 11Adams County, CO | 60 | 276 | 14.6 | $1.3M | +6.6% | #688 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Adams 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 laundry57
- Clothing and shoe stores60
- Laundromats50
- Dry cleaners77
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Adams County, CO?
There are 276 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Adams County as of September 2026. 166 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 108 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, up 10.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 292 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Adams County, CO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $368.3M a year, or $1,952 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 276 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 188,730 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Adams County, CO compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Adams County has 14.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Adams County would have about 290, against 276 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,748 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Adams County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Adams County at 554,668 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 188,730 households. The median household income in Adams County is $94,571 a year, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.8% 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. Adams County scores 60 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #688 of 2,087 scored counties.
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