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Clothing and shoe stores in Nemaha County, KS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Nemaha County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,082 of 2,087 scored counties
#12 of 33 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,935 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.4
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,054
−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

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 clothing and shoe stores in Nemaha County. None of them are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.4, 23% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Households in Nemaha County spend about $7.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,935 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per store, 23% 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 Nemaha County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Nemaha County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing and shoe stores, Nemaha County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,082 of 2,087 scored counties and #12 of 33 scored counties in Kansas.

How Nemaha 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 Nemaha County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureNemaha CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.414.516.2
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,4491,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−11.4%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,935$1,989$2,055
Median household income$77,348$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score4951

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
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Nemaha 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 Nemaha County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,054−2.1% since 2020
Households
4,031
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
717 sq. mi.
People per square mile
14
Median household income
$77,348+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,466
Median home value
$217,200
Jobs located here
5,896
Daytime population
10,592Residents 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 Nemaha 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
12Nemaha County, KS49512.4$1.6M−2.1%#1,082 of 2,087

Other business types in Nemaha County

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

Questions

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

Nemaha County has 5 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Nemaha County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $7.8M a year, or $1,935 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 4,031 households in Nemaha County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Nemaha County has 12.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.6M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Nemaha County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Nemaha County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Nemaha County at 10,054 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,031 households. The median household income in Nemaha County is $77,348 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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. Nemaha County scores 49 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,082 of 2,087 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Nemaha County

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