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Clothing and shoe stores in Geary County, KS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,207 of 2,087 scored counties
#16 of 33 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
13
4 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$23.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,684 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
44% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.2
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,338
−1.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 clothing and shoe stores in Geary County. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.2, 43% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Geary County comes to about $23.8M a year: $1,684 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per store, 44% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Geary County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Geary County.

Population estimates put the population change in Geary County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Geary County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,207 of 2,087 scored counties and #16 of 33 scored counties in Kansas.

How Geary 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 Geary County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureGeary CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.214.516.2
Spending per listing$1.8M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,4491,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−11.4%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,684$1,989$2,055
Median household income$59,317$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score4551

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
15Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
134 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$500K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Geary 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 Geary County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,338−1.2% since 2020
Households
14,158
Median age
28.6
Homes lived in by their owners
44%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
385 sq. mi.
People per square mile
93
Median household income
$59,317+11.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,877
Median home value
$172,700
Jobs located here
9,470
Daytime population
34,100Residents 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 Geary 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
16Geary County, KS45139.2$1.8M−1.2%#1,207 of 2,087

Other business types in Geary County

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

Questions

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

There are 13 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Geary County as of September 2026. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Geary County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $23.8M a year, or $1,684 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 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 14,158 households in Geary County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Geary County has 9.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.8M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Geary County would have about 19, against 13 on map listings.

How fast is Geary County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Geary County at 36,338 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,158 households. The median household income in Geary County is $59,317 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 11.6% 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. Geary County scores 45 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,207 of 2,087 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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