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Clothing and shoe stores in Pitkin County, CO

The clothing and shoe stores in Pitkin County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 18 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,991 of 2,087 scored counties
#34 of 35 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
86
39 chain locations (45%)
Official establishments
61
+7.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$19.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,117 a household
Spending per listing
$227K
82% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
93.3
5.8 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,625
−4.2% 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

Pitkin County scores 18 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,991 of 2,087 scored counties and #34 of 35 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Pitkin County spend about $19.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,117 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $227K per store, 82% below 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 86 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Pitkin County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 45% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 93.3 per 10,000 households, 5.8 times the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 61 businesses with payroll in Pitkin County classed as clothing and shoe stores, up 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 151 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pitkin County declined 4.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Pitkin 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 Pitkin County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasurePitkin CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households93.314.616.2
Spending per listing$227K$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1511,3171,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.0%−9.4%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.2%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,117$2,010$2,055
Median household income$102,645$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score1856

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
57 → 61+7.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
374
Annual payroll, 2023
$25.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
30Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8639 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Pitkin 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 Pitkin County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,625−4.2% since 2020
Households
9,215
Median age
47.7
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
971 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$102,645+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$192,754
Median home value
$1,139,100
Jobs located here
18,787
Daytime population
24,636Residents 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 Pitkin 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
34Pitkin County, CO188693.3$227K−4.2%#1,991 of 2,087

Other business types in Pitkin County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 86 clothing and shoe stores in Pitkin County. 39 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 30 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $19.5M a year, or $2,117 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 86 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $227K 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 9,215 households in Pitkin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pitkin County has 93.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 5.8 times the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $227K, 82% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Pitkin County would have about 15, against 86 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 151 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Pitkin County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Pitkin County at 16,625 people in 2025, down 4.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,215 households. Median household income in Pitkin County is $102,645, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.0%, 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. Pitkin County scores 18 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #1,991 of 2,087 scored counties.

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