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Clothing and shoe stores in Mesa County, CO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Mesa County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,334 of 2,087 scored counties
#23 of 35 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
96
52 chain locations (54%)
Official establishments
51
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$112.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,716 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.6
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
162,845
+4.4% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Mesa County comes to about $112.9M a year: $1,716 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per store, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Mesa County has 96 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 52 of them (54%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 14.6 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 51 businesses with payroll in Mesa County classed as clothing and shoe stores, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,291 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 64 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Mesa County grew 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Mesa County is 42 (lower middle), #1,334 of 2,087 scored counties and #23 of 35 scored counties in Colorado.

How Mesa 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Mesa County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureMesa CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.614.616.2
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,2911,3171,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%−9.4%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.4%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,716$2,010$2,055
Median household income$73,658$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score4256

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
51 → 510.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
645
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
64Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9652 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
89The 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 Mesa 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 Mesa County

Population, 2025 estimate
162,845+4.4% since 2020
Households
65,830
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
3,329 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$73,658+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,145
Median home value
$378,600
Jobs located here
65,394
Daytime population
156,691Residents 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 counties in Colorado for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Mesa County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Elbert County, CO9199.0$2.6M+16.5%#24 of 2,087
2Weld County, CO821028.2$2.4M+14.2%#132 of 2,087
3Broomfield County, CO69206.3$3.7M+6.3%#389 of 2,087
4Teller County, CO6775.9$3.1M0.0%#450 of 2,087
5Arapahoe County, CO6628311.0$1.9M+2.8%#493 of 2,087
6Grand County, CO65810.7$1.8M+4.8%#529 of 2,087
7Chaffee County, CO641111.2$1.7M+6.9%#549 of 2,087
8Jefferson County, CO612389.8$2.2M−0.5%#637 of 2,087
9El Paso County, CO6134611.9$1.6M+3.2%#653 of 2,087
10Fremont County, CO60168.9$1.8M+2.4%#677 of 2,087
23Mesa County, CO429614.6$1.2M+4.4%#1,334 of 2,087

Other business types in Mesa County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Mesa County, CO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 96 clothing and shoe stores in Mesa County. 52 of them (54%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 64 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Mesa County, CO spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $112.9M a year, or $1,716 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 96 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 65,830 households in Mesa County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Mesa County, CO compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

Mesa 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 $1.2M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Mesa County would have about 89, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,291 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Mesa County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Mesa County at 162,845 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,830 households. Median household income in Mesa County is $73,658, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. Mesa County scores 42 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,334 of 2,087 scored counties.

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