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Clothing and shoe stores in Butler County, KS

How Butler County, KS compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 80 out of 100: High

Ranked #161 of 2,087 scored counties
#4 of 33 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
24
4 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$51.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,030 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
69% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.5
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
69,484
+3.1% 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

For clothing and shoe stores, Butler County has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #161 of 2,087 scored counties and #4 of 33 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing and shoe stores.

At $2,030 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Butler County spend about $51.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $2.1M per store, 69% 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 24 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Butler County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 17%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 9.5 for every 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Butler County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 6,335 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Butler County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Butler County compares

The same measures for Kansas 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 Butler County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureButler CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.514.516.2
Spending per listing$2.1M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment6,3351,4491,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−11.4%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,030$1,989$2,055
Median household income$81,610$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score8051

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$233K
One-person businesses, 2023
39Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
244 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
41The 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 Butler 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 Butler County

Population, 2025 estimate
69,484+3.1% since 2020
Households
25,338
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,430 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$81,610+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,506
Median home value
$217,600
Jobs located here
20,149
Daytime population
57,947Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Kansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Butler County marked.

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Miami County, KS8964.4$4.9M+5.9%#28 of 2,087
2Pottawatomie County, KS8877.5$2.8M+6.9%#44 of 2,087
3Leavenworth County, KS86217.0$3.1M+3.2%#64 of 2,087
4Butler County, KS80249.5$2.1M+3.1%#161 of 2,087
5Douglas County, KS635510.9$1.8M+1.8%#577 of 2,087
6Franklin County, KS591211.5$1.6M+1.1%#717 of 2,087
7Johnson County, KS5940016.0$1.5M+4.2%#722 of 2,087
8Harvey County, KS581611.7$1.6M−1.2%#746 of 2,087
9McPherson County, KS561512.3$1.6M−0.4%#820 of 2,087
10Sumner County, KS55910.0$1.8M−0.1%#847 of 2,087

Other business types in Butler County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Butler County, KS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 clothing and shoe stores in Butler County. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 39 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Butler County, KS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $51.4M a year, or $2,030 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 25,338 households in Butler County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Butler County has 9.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.1M, 69% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Butler County would have about 41, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,335 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Butler County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Butler County at 69,484 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,338 households. Median household income in Butler County is $81,610, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Butler County scores 80 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #161 of 2,087 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Butler County

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