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Clothing and shoe stores in Butler County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,425 of 2,087 scored counties
#39 of 75 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,574 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.9
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,520
+1.6% 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 5 clothing and shoe stores in Butler County. None of them are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 10.9 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $1,574 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Butler County spend about $7.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 5 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.4M per store, 13% 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 Butler County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Butler County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Butler County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,425 of 2,087 scored counties and #39 of 75 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Butler County compares

The same measures for Kentucky 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 Butler County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureButler CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.915.016.2
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,5521,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−15.5%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,574$1,761$2,055
Median household income$56,092$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score3942

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
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Butler 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 Butler County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,520+1.6% since 2020
Households
4,567
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
426 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$56,092+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,803
Median home value
$111,100
Jobs located here
2,798
Daytime population
9,999Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Butler County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oldham County, KY93135.6$4.4M+4.9%#11 of 2,087
2Scott County, KY87167.1$2.8M+8.2%#58 of 2,087
3Jessamine County, KY85105.0$3.8M+7.8%#70 of 2,087
4Bullitt County, KY85185.7$3.4M+5.0%#74 of 2,087
5Anderson County, KY7955.2$3.5M+5.5%#167 of 2,087
6Meade County, KY7565.5$3.4M+2.2%#228 of 2,087
7Kenton County, KY74598.8$2.3M+3.9%#259 of 2,087
8Allen County, KY6956.2$2.6M+9.5%#396 of 2,087
9Clark County, KY67138.6$2M+2.3%#467 of 2,087
10Mercer County, KY6688.7$2M+4.8%#491 of 2,087
39Butler County, KY39510.9$1.4M+1.6%#1,425 of 2,087

Other business types in Butler County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Butler County, KY?

There are 5 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Butler County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Butler County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Butler County, KY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $7.2M a year, or $1,574 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 4,567 households in Butler County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Butler County has 10.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Butler County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Butler County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Butler County at 12,520 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,567 households. The median household income in Butler County is $56,092 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.3% 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. Butler County scores 39 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,425 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 Butler County

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