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Clothing and shoe stores in the Garden City, KS area

The clothing and shoe stores in the Garden City, KS area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #464 of 536 scored small-town markets
#12 of 13 scored small-town markets based 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

The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Garden City area is 27 (lower middle), #464 of 536 scored small-town markets and #12 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 clothing and shoe stores in the Garden City area. 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.

Households in the Garden City area spend about $25.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,919 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $747K of household spending for each store on map listings, 41% below 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Garden City area 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. Population estimates show the Garden City area declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Garden City area 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 Garden City, KS area compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureGarden City areaKansasU.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 score2751

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
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 the Garden City 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 Garden City area

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
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 small-town markets in Kansas for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Kansas, with the Garden City area marked.

Top small-town markets in Kansas

Small-town markets in Kansas ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ottawa, KS671211.5$1.6M+1.1%#121 of 536
2McPherson, KS631512.3$1.6M−0.4%#157 of 536
3Arkansas City-Winfield, KS561410.5$1.7M−0.4%#219 of 536
4Atchison, KS54610.5$1.7M−0.9%#237 of 536
5Hutchinson, KS513112.1$1.4M−0.6%#262 of 536
6Salina, KS414016.0$1.1M−1.4%#344 of 536
7Emporia, KS352819.1$893K+0.4%#403 of 536
8Great Bend, KS332221.2$816K−2.5%#419 of 536
9Pittsburg, KS312817.7$945K+0.1%#433 of 536
10Dodge City, KS312622.0$850K−0.6%#436 of 536
12Garden City, KS273425.7$747K−2.1%#464 of 536

Other business types in the Garden City area

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

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Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Garden City, KS area?

There are 34 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Garden City area as of September 2026. 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 also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Garden City, KS area 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. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,229 households in the Garden City area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Garden City, KS area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

The Garden City area 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 national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Garden City area 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 the Garden City, KS area growing?

Population estimates put the Garden City area at 37,505 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,229 households. The median household income in the Garden City area is $73,009 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Garden City area scores 27 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #464 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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