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Clothing and shoe stores in Finney County, KS

The clothing and shoe stores in Finney County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,907 of 2,087 scored counties
#31 of 33 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
34
17 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
17
−29.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$25.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,919 a household
Spending per listing
$747K
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.7
59% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,505
−2.1% 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

Finney County scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,907 of 2,087 scored counties and #31 of 33 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Finney County comes to about $25.4M a year: $1,919 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 34 clothing and shoe stores, that is $747K per store, 41% below 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 34 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Finney County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.7, 59% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Finney County was 17 in 2023, down 29.2% from 2019. That is one for every 778 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Finney County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Finney 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 Finney County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureFinney CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.714.516.2
Spending per listing$747K$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment7781,4491,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−29.2%−11.4%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,919$1,989$2,055
Median household income$73,009$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score2251

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24 → 17−29.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
250
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
26Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3417 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 Finney 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 Finney County

Population, 2025 estimate
37,505−2.1% since 2020
Households
13,229
Median age
33.2
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,302 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$73,009+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,638
Median home value
$201,400
Jobs located here
19,852
Daytime population
39,125Residents 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 Finney 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
31Finney County, KS223425.7$747K−2.1%#1,907 of 2,087

Other business types in Finney County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 34 clothing and shoe stores in Finney County. 17 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 29.2% from 2019. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $25.4M a year, or $1,919 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $747K 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 13,229 households in Finney County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Finney County has 25.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $747K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Finney County would have about 20, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 778 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 29.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Finney County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Finney County at 37,505 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,229 households. Median household income in Finney County is $73,009, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. Finney County scores 22 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #1,907 of 2,087 scored counties.

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