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Clothing and shoe stores in Riley County, KS
The clothing and shoe stores in Riley County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,794 of 2,087 scored counties
#28 of 33 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 57
- 38 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $51M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,842 a household
- Spending per listing
- $895K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.6
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 72,598
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Riley County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,794 of 2,087 scored counties and #28 of 33 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,842 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Riley County spend about $51M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $895K of household spending for each store on map listings, 30% 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 57 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Riley County as of September 2026. 38 of them (67%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.6, 27% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Riley County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 769 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Riley County grew 0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Riley 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 | Riley County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.6 | 14.5 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $895K | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 769 | 1,449 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −11.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,842 | $1,989 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $61,098 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 360.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 421
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5738 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The 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 Riley 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 Riley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 72,598+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 27,695
- Median age
- 30.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 46%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 610 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $61,098+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,486
- Median home value
- $237,100
- Jobs located here
- 27,758
- Daytime population
- 75,612Residents 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 Riley 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 |
| 28Riley County, KS | 27 | 57 | 20.6 | $895K | +0.8% | #1,794 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Riley 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 laundry28
- Clothing and shoe stores27
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Riley County, KS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 57 clothing and shoe stores in Riley County. 38 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 27 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Riley County, KS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $51M a year, or $1,842 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $895K 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 27,695 households in Riley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Riley County, KS compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Riley County has 20.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $895K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Riley County would have about 40, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 769 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Riley County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Riley County at 72,598 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,695 households. Median household income in Riley County is $61,098, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Riley County scores 27 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,794 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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