Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Hawaii
Clothing and shoe stores in the Kapaa, HI area
The clothing and shoe stores in the Kapaa, HI area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #460 of 536 scored small-town markets
#2 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Hawaii
- Listings
- 94
- 23 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 78
- −4.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $47M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,988 a household
- Spending per listing
- $500K
- 61% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.8
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 73,400
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Kapaa area scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #460 of 536 scored small-town markets and #2 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Hawaii. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Kapaa area spend about $47M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,988 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $500K of household spending for each store on map listings, 61% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
The Kapaa area has 94 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 39.8, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 78 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Kapaa area in 2023, down 4.9% from 2019. That is one for every 303 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Kapaa area. Population estimates show the Kapaa area grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Kapaa area compares
The same measures for Hawaii 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 | Kapaa area | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.8 | 28.4 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $500K | $726K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 303 | 579 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.9% | −10.6% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | −1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,988 | $2,058 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $97,668 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 14 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 78−4.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 599
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 70Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9423 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Kapaa area, 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 the Kapaa area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 73,400+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,632
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 620 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 119
- Median household income
- $97,668+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,466
- Median home value
- $873,200
- Jobs located here
- 28,378
- Daytime population
- 63,469Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Hawaii market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Hawaii for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Hawaii, with the Kapaa area marked.
Top small-town markets in Hawaii
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hilo-Kailua, HI | 42 | 152 | 20.5 | $889K | +4.6% | #338 of 536 |
| 2Kapaa, HI | 28 | 94 | 39.8 | $500K | +0.3% | #460 of 536 |
Other business types in the Kapaa area
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 laundry28
- Clothing and shoe stores28
- Laundromats60
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Kapaa, HI area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 94 clothing and shoe stores in the Kapaa area. 23 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 78 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 4.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 70 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Kapaa, HI area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $47M a year, or $1,988 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 94 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $500K 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 23,632 households in the Kapaa area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kapaa, HI area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Kapaa area has 39.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $500K, 61% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Kapaa area would have about 37, against 94 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 303 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Kapaa, HI area growing?
Population estimates put the Kapaa area at 73,400 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,632 households. Median household income in the Kapaa area is $97,668, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Kapaa area scores 28 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #460 of 536 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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