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Clothing and shoe stores in Douglas County, KS
How Douglas 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #577 of 2,087 scored counties
#5 of 33 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 55
- 17 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- −9.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $100.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,986 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 120,920
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 55 clothing and shoe stores in Douglas County. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 31%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.9, 33% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,986 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Douglas County spend about $100.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 43% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Douglas County in 2023, down 9.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,800 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 46 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Douglas County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Douglas County is 63 (upper middle), #577 of 2,087 scored counties and #5 of 33 scored counties in Kansas.
How Douglas 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 | Douglas County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.9 | 14.5 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,800 | 1,449 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.7% | −11.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,986 | $1,989 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $69,746 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 28−9.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 338
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 46Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5517 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 79The 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 120,920+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 50,406
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 456 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 264
- Median household income
- $69,746+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,109
- Median home value
- $309,400
- Jobs located here
- 51,342
- Daytime population
- 115,968Residents 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 Douglas 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 |
Other business types in Douglas 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 laundry62
- Clothing and shoe stores63
- Laundromats58
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Douglas County, KS?
Douglas County has 55 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 9.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 46 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Douglas County, KS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $100.1M a year, or $1,986 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per store. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,406 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, KS compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Douglas County has 10.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.8M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Douglas County would have about 79, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,800 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 120,920 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,406 households. The median household income in Douglas County is $69,746 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Douglas County scores 63 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #577 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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