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Clothing and shoe stores in Pueblo County, CO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,183 of 2,087 scored counties
#16 of 35 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
71
37 chain locations (52%)
Official establishments
34
−15.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$110.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,613 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.4
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
169,277
+0.6% 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 Pueblo County comes to about $110.5M a year: $1,613 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per store, 23% 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 71 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Pueblo County as of September 2026. 37 of them (52%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.4, 36% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Pueblo County was 34 in 2023, down 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,015 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 68 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pueblo County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Pueblo County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,183 of 2,087 scored counties and #16 of 35 scored counties in Colorado.

How Pueblo 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 Pueblo County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasurePueblo CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.414.616.2
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,0151,3171,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−15.0%−9.4%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,613$2,010$2,055
Median household income$64,010$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score4656

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
40 → 34−15.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
587
Annual payroll, 2023
$10M
One-person businesses, 2023
68Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7137 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
87The 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 Pueblo 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 Pueblo County

Population, 2025 estimate
169,277+0.6% since 2020
Households
68,523
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,387 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71
Median household income
$64,010+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,458
Median home value
$291,300
Jobs located here
56,090
Daytime population
161,514Residents 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 Pueblo 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
16Pueblo County, CO467110.4$1.6M+0.6%#1,183 of 2,087

Other business types in Pueblo County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 71 clothing and shoe stores in Pueblo County. 37 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 15.0% from 2019. Another 68 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $110.5M a year, or $1,613 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 71 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 68,523 households in Pueblo County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pueblo County has 10.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.6M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Pueblo County would have about 87, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,015 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Pueblo County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Pueblo County at 169,277 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,523 households. Median household income in Pueblo County is $64,010, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. Pueblo County scores 46 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,183 of 2,087 scored counties.

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