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Clothing and shoe stores in Arapahoe County, CO
The clothing and shoe stores in Arapahoe County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #493 of 2,087 scored counties
#5 of 35 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 283
- 141 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 153
- −12.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $532.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,070 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 48% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 673,820
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 283 clothing and shoe stores in Arapahoe County. Of those, 141 are chain locations, or 50%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 11.0 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Arapahoe County comes to about $532.5M a year: $2,070 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 48% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 153 businesses with payroll in Arapahoe County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 12.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,681 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 416 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Arapahoe County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Arapahoe County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Arapahoe County is 66 (upper middle), #493 of 2,087 scored counties and #5 of 35 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Arapahoe 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 | Arapahoe County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 14.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,681 | 1,317 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.1% | −9.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,070 | $2,010 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $101,087 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 174 → 153−12.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,412
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $54M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 416Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 283141 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 419The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 673,820+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 257,232
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 798 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 827
- Median household income
- $101,087+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,289
- Median home value
- $561,200
- Jobs located here
- 352,398
- Daytime population
- 677,507Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Arapahoe 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 laundry61
- Clothing and shoe stores66
- Laundromats72
- Dry cleaners43
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Arapahoe County, CO?
There are 283 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Arapahoe County as of September 2026. 141 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 153 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 12.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 416 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Arapahoe County, CO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $532.5M a year, or $2,070 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 283 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 257,232 households in Arapahoe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Arapahoe County, CO compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Arapahoe County has 11.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.9M, 48% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Arapahoe County would have about 419, against 283 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,681 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Arapahoe County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Arapahoe County at 673,820 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 257,232 households. The median household income in Arapahoe County is $101,087 a year, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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. Arapahoe County scores 66 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #493 of 2,087 scored counties.
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