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Clothing and shoe stores in Douglas County, CO
How Douglas 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #726 of 2,087 scored counties
#12 of 35 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 244
- 174 chain locations (71%)
- Official establishments
- 159
- −15.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $355.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,543 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.4
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 399,396
- +10.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Douglas County comes to about $355.9M a year: $2,543 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. Spread across 244 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.5M per store, 15% 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 244 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. 174 of them (71%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.4, 7% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Douglas County was 159 in 2023, down 15.4% from 2019. That is one for every 880 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 288 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $390K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Douglas County.
Population estimates put the population change in Douglas County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Douglas County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #726 of 2,087 scored counties and #12 of 35 scored counties in Colorado.
How Douglas 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 | Douglas County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.4 | 14.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 880 | 1,317 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.4% | −9.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.9% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,543 | $2,010 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $149,594 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 188 → 159−15.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,854
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $70.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 288Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 244174 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 280The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $390K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 399,396+10.9% since 2020
- Households
- 139,960
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 840 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 449
- Median household income
- $149,594+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $183,544
- Median home value
- $713,600
- Jobs located here
- 144,461
- Daytime population
- 321,562Residents 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 Douglas 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 |
| 12Douglas County, CO | 59 | 244 | 17.4 | $1.5M | +10.9% | #726 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Douglas 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 laundry59
- Clothing and shoe stores59
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners52
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Douglas County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 244 clothing and shoe stores in Douglas County. 174 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 159 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 15.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 288 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Douglas County, CO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $355.9M a year, or $2,543 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 244 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 139,960 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, CO compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Douglas County has 17.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.5M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Douglas County would have about 280, against 244 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 880 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 399,396 people in 2025, up 10.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 139,960 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $149,594, 85% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.9%, 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. Douglas County scores 59 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #726 of 2,087 scored counties.
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