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Clothing and shoe stores in Seward County, KS
How Seward County, KS compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 14 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,041 of 2,087 scored counties
#33 of 33 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 21
- 16 chain locations (76%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,793 a household
- Spending per listing
- $619K
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.9
- 78% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,073
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Seward County is 14 (low), #2,041 of 2,087 scored counties and #33 of 33 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 clothing and shoe stores in Seward County. Chain locations make up 76% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 28.9, 78% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Seward County comes to about $13M a year: $1,793 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $619K of household spending for each store on map listings, 51% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Seward County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 605 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Seward County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Seward 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 | Seward County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.9 | 14.5 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $619K | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 605 | 1,449 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −11.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,793 | $1,989 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $63,827 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 14 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 119
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2116 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Seward 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 Seward County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,073−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 7,257
- Median age
- 32.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 640 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $63,827+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,284
- Median home value
- $136,500
- Jobs located here
- 10,899
- Daytime population
- 22,008Residents 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 Seward 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 |
| 33Seward County, KS | 14 | 21 | 28.9 | $619K | −3.6% | #2,041 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Seward 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 laundry14
- Clothing and shoe stores14
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Seward County, KS?
Seward County has 21 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (76%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Seward County, KS spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $13M a year, or $1,793 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $619K 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 7,257 households in Seward County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Seward County, KS compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Seward County has 28.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $619K, 51% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Seward County would have about 10, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 605 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Seward County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Seward County at 21,073 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,257 households. The median household income in Seward County is $63,827 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.5% 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. Seward County scores 14 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #2,041 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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