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Clothing and shoe stores in Cowley County, KS
The clothing and shoe stores in Cowley County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,148 of 2,087 scored counties
#14 of 33 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 14
- 5 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $23.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,746 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.5
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,382
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Cowley County spend about $23.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,746 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per store, 31% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Cowley County has 14 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 36%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 10.5 per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Cowley County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Cowley County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Cowley County is 47 (lower middle), #1,148 of 2,087 scored counties and #14 of 33 scored counties in Kansas.
How Cowley 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.
| Measure | Cowley County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.5 | 14.5 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,449 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −11.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,746 | $1,989 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $57,878 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 145 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Cowley 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 Cowley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,382−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 13,387
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,126 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $57,878+15.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,245
- Median home value
- $120,900
- Jobs located here
- 13,490
- Daytime population
- 33,626Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Cowley County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Miami County, KS | 89 | 6 | 4.4 | $4.9M | +5.9% | #28 of 2,087 |
| 2Pottawatomie County, KS | 88 | 7 | 7.5 | $2.8M | +6.9% | #44 of 2,087 |
| 3Leavenworth County, KS | 86 | 21 | 7.0 | $3.1M | +3.2% | #64 of 2,087 |
| 4Butler County, KS | 80 | 24 | 9.5 | $2.1M | +3.1% | #161 of 2,087 |
| 5Douglas County, KS | 63 | 55 | 10.9 | $1.8M | +1.8% | #577 of 2,087 |
| 6Franklin County, KS | 59 | 12 | 11.5 | $1.6M | +1.1% | #717 of 2,087 |
| 7Johnson County, KS | 59 | 400 | 16.0 | $1.5M | +4.2% | #722 of 2,087 |
| 8Harvey County, KS | 58 | 16 | 11.7 | $1.6M | −1.2% | #746 of 2,087 |
| 9McPherson County, KS | 56 | 15 | 12.3 | $1.6M | −0.4% | #820 of 2,087 |
| 10Sumner County, KS | 55 | 9 | 10.0 | $1.8M | −0.1% | #847 of 2,087 |
| 14Cowley County, KS | 47 | 14 | 10.5 | $1.7M | −0.4% | #1,148 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Cowley County
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 laundry41
- Clothing and shoe stores47
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Cowley County, KS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 clothing and shoe stores in Cowley County. 5 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Cowley County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cowley County, KS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $23.4M a year, or $1,746 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 13,387 households in Cowley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cowley County, KS compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Cowley County has 10.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Cowley County would have about 18, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is Cowley County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Cowley County at 34,382 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,387 households. Median household income in Cowley County is $57,878, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.5%, 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. Cowley County scores 47 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,148 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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