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Clothing and shoe stores in Wyandotte County, KS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,772 of 2,087 scored counties
#26 of 33 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
121
72 chain locations (60%)
Official establishments
63
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$109.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,782 a household
Spending per listing
$907K
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.7
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
170,597
+1.0% 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

The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Wyandotte County is 28 (lower middle), #1,772 of 2,087 scored counties and #26 of 33 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 121 clothing and shoe stores in Wyandotte County. Chain locations make up 60% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.7, 22% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $1,782 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Wyandotte County spend about $109.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $907K per store, 29% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Wyandotte County was 63 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 977 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wyandotte County grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Wyandotte 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 Wyandotte County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureWyandotte CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.714.516.2
Spending per listing$907K$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment9771,4491,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%−11.4%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,782$1,989$2,055
Median household income$63,631$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score2851

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
63 → 630.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
952
Annual payroll, 2023
$18.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
79Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
12172 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
86The 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 Wyandotte 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 Wyandotte County

Population, 2025 estimate
170,597+1.0% since 2020
Households
61,562
Median age
35.2
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
152 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,106
Median household income
$63,631+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,008
Median home value
$172,300
Jobs located here
93,846
Daytime population
185,639Residents 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 Wyandotte 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
26Wyandotte County, KS2812119.7$907K+1.0%#1,772 of 2,087

Other business types in Wyandotte County

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

Questions

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

There are 121 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Wyandotte County as of September 2026. 72 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts also show 79 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $109.7M a year, or $1,782 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 121 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $907K 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 61,562 households in Wyandotte County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wyandotte County has 19.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $907K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Wyandotte County would have about 86, against 121 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 977 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 Wyandotte County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Wyandotte County at 170,597 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 61,562 households. The median household income in Wyandotte County is $63,631 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.7% 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. Wyandotte County scores 28 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,772 of 2,087 scored counties.

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