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Clothing and shoe stores in Shawnee County, KS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,127 of 2,087 scored counties
#13 of 33 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
105
58 chain locations (55%)
Official establishments
42
−28.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$141.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,877 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.9
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
178,607
0.0% 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 105 clothing and shoe stores in Shawnee County. Chain locations make up 55% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 13.9 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Shawnee County comes to about $141.6M a year: $1,877 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 6% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 42 businesses with payroll in Shawnee County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 28.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,797 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 75 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $205K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Shawnee County.

Population estimates put the population change in Shawnee County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Shawnee County is 48 (lower middle), #1,127 of 2,087 scored counties and #13 of 33 scored counties in Kansas.

How Shawnee 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 Shawnee County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureShawnee CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.914.516.2
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,7971,4491,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−28.8%−11.4%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,877$1,989$2,055
Median household income$67,104$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score4851

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
59 → 42−28.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
524
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
75Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10558 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
112The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$205K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
178,6070.0% since 2020
Households
75,458
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
544 sq. mi.
People per square mile
327
Median household income
$67,104+18.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,163
Median home value
$180,900
Jobs located here
103,349
Daytime population
200,016Residents 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 Shawnee 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
13Shawnee County, KS4810513.9$1.3M0.0%#1,127 of 2,087

Other business types in Shawnee County

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

Questions

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

There are 105 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Shawnee County as of September 2026. 58 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 28.8% from 2019. Official counts list 75 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $141.6M a year, or $1,877 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 105 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 75,458 households in Shawnee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Shawnee County has 13.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Shawnee County would have about 112, against 105 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,797 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 28.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Shawnee County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Shawnee County at 178,607 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 75,458 households. The median household income in Shawnee County is $67,104 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.2% 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. Shawnee County scores 48 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,127 of 2,087 scored counties.

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