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Clothing and shoe stores in the Cañon City, CO area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Cañon City, CO area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #139 of 536 scored small-town markets
#1 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado

Listings
16
3 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$28.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,578 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
39% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.9
45% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
50,039
+2.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 clothing and shoe stores in the Cañon City area. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 8.9 per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Households in the Cañon City area spend about $28.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,578 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 39% 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 4 businesses with payroll in the Cañon City area classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 4,494 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in the Cañon City area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Cañon City area is 65 (upper middle), #139 of 536 scored small-town markets and #1 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado.

How the Cañon City area 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Cañon City, CO area compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureCañon City areaColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.914.616.2
Spending per listing$1.8M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment4,4941,3171,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.4%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,578$2,010$2,055
Median household income$62,664$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score6556

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
37
Annual payroll, 2023
$459K
One-person businesses, 2023
23Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
163 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Cañon City 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 Cañon City area

Population, 2025 estimate
50,039+2.4% since 2020
Households
17,976
Median age
46.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,534 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$62,664+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,400
Median home value
$324,000
Jobs located here
11,334
Daytime population
42,665Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Colorado

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Colorado for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Colorado, with the Cañon City area marked.

Top small-town markets in Colorado

Small-town markets in Colorado ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cañon City, CO65168.9$1.8M+2.4%#139 of 536
2Montrose, CO652111.6$1.4M+4.1%#143 of 536
3Fort Morgan, CO531311.7$1.3M+4.2%#244 of 536
4Alamosa, CO52108.7$1.7M+2.1%#248 of 536
5Durango, CO464518.5$1M+2.2%#309 of 536
6Steamboat Springs, CO433219.2$1M+0.9%#331 of 536
7Breckenridge, CO317648.8$444K+1.1%#439 of 536
8Rifle, CO3013641.7$471K+1.2%#446 of 536
9Edwards, CO249342.2$505K−2.4%#482 of 536
10Sterling, CO181315.8$948K−2.7%#513 of 536

Other business types in the Cañon City area

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Cañon City, CO area?

There are 16 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Cañon City area as of September 2026. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Cañon City, CO area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $28.4M a year, or $1,578 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 17,976 households in the Cañon City area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Cañon City, CO area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

The Cañon City area has 8.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.8M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Cañon City area would have about 22, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,494 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is the Cañon City, CO area growing?

Population estimates put the Cañon City area at 50,039 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,976 households. The median household income in the Cañon City area is $62,664 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Cañon City area scores 65 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #139 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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