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Clothing and shoe stores in Sumner County, KS

The clothing and shoe stores in Sumner County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #847 of 2,087 scored counties
#10 of 33 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
9
2 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$16.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,831 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
44% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.0
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,312
−0.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 clothing and shoe stores in Sumner County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 22%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.0, 38% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $1,831 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Sumner County spend about $16.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 44% 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 Sumner County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Sumner County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Sumner County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #847 of 2,087 scored counties and #10 of 33 scored counties in Kansas.

How Sumner 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 Sumner County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureSumner CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.014.516.2
Spending per listing$1.8M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,4491,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−11.4%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,831$1,989$2,055
Median household income$63,951$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score5551

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
92 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Sumner 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 Sumner County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,312−0.1% since 2020
Households
8,970
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,182 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$63,951+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,070
Median home value
$135,100
Jobs located here
5,367
Daytime population
17,716Residents 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 Sumner 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

Other business types in Sumner County

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

Questions

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

There are 9 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Sumner County as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Sumner County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $16.4M a year, or $1,831 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 8,970 households in Sumner County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sumner County has 10.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.8M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Sumner County would have about 13, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Sumner County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Sumner County at 22,312 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,970 households. The median household income in Sumner County is $63,951 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% 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. Sumner County scores 55 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #847 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 Sumner County

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