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Clothing and shoe stores in La Plata County, CO
The clothing and shoe stores in La Plata County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,508 of 2,087 scored counties
#25 of 35 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 45
- 17 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −34.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $45.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,881 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.5
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,898
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 clothing and shoe stores in La Plata County. 17 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.5, 14% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in La Plata County spend about $45.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,881 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 45 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1M per store, 20% below 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 La Plata County was 23 in 2023, down 34.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,060 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 27 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $70K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in La Plata County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of La Plata County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). La Plata County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,508 of 2,087 scored counties and #25 of 35 scored counties in Colorado.
How La Plata 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 | La Plata County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.5 | 14.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,060 | 1,317 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −34.3% | −9.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,881 | $2,010 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $86,056 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 23−34.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 233
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4517 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $70K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in La Plata 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 La Plata County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,898+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,378
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,690 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $86,056+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,780
- Median home value
- $591,500
- Jobs located here
- 25,833
- Daytime population
- 57,893Residents 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 La Plata 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 |
| 25La Plata County, CO | 37 | 45 | 18.5 | $1M | +2.2% | #1,508 of 2,087 |
Other business types in La Plata 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 laundry37
- Clothing and shoe stores37
- Laundromats38
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in La Plata County, CO?
There are 45 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in La Plata County as of September 2026. 17 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 34.3% from 2019. Official counts list 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in La Plata County, CO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $45.8M a year, or $1,881 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 24,378 households in La Plata County and national spending patterns by income.
How does La Plata County, CO compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
La Plata County has 18.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, La Plata County would have about 36, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,060 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 34.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is La Plata County, CO growing?
Population estimates put La Plata County at 56,898 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,378 households. The median household income in La Plata County is $86,056 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. La Plata County scores 37 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,508 of 2,087 scored counties.
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