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Clothing and shoe stores in Sedgwick County, KS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Sedgwick County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,299 of 2,087 scored counties
#18 of 33 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 349
- 172 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 172
- −16.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $394.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,909 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.9
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 538,433
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 349 clothing and shoe stores in Sedgwick County. Of those, 172 are chain locations, or 49%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 16.9 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Sedgwick County comes to about $394.6M a year: $1,909 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per store, 11% 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.
Official counts show 172 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Sedgwick County in 2023, down 16.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,202 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 292 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Sedgwick County.
Population estimates show Sedgwick County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Sedgwick County is 43 (lower middle), #1,299 of 2,087 scored counties and #18 of 33 scored counties in Kansas.
How Sedgwick 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 | Sedgwick County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.9 | 14.5 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,202 | 1,449 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.9% | −11.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,909 | $1,989 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $69,365 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 207 → 172−16.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,362
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $42.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 292Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 349172 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 311The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 538,433+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 206,768
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 997 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 530
- Median household income
- $69,365+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,235
- Median home value
- $203,300
- Jobs located here
- 261,004
- Daytime population
- 549,658Residents 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 Sedgwick 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 |
| 18Sedgwick County, KS | 43 | 349 | 16.9 | $1.1M | +2.6% | #1,299 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Sedgwick 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 laundry42
- Clothing and shoe stores43
- Laundromats57
- Dry cleaners50
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Sedgwick County, KS?
There are 349 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Sedgwick County as of September 2026. 172 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 172 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 16.9% from 2019. Official counts list 292 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sedgwick County, KS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $394.6M a year, or $1,909 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 349 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 206,768 households in Sedgwick County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sedgwick County, KS compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Sedgwick County has 16.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Sedgwick County would have about 311, against 349 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,202 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Sedgwick County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Sedgwick County at 538,433 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 206,768 households. The median household income in Sedgwick County is $69,365 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Sedgwick County scores 43 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,299 of 2,087 scored counties.
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