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Clothing and shoe stores in Jefferson County, KY
How Jefferson County, KY 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,399 of 2,087 scored counties
#37 of 75 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 562
- 276 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 261
- −15.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $615.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,857 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.0
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 795,222
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Jefferson County comes to about $615.8M a year: $1,857 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 14% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Jefferson County has 562 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 276 are chain locations, or 49%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 17.0 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Jefferson County was 261 in 2023, down 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,270 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 551 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $230K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Jefferson County.
Population estimates put the population change in Jefferson County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Jefferson County is 40 (lower middle), #1,399 of 2,087 scored counties and #37 of 75 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Jefferson 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.
| Measure | Jefferson County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.0 | 15.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,270 | 1,552 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.0% | −15.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,857 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $69,866 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 307 → 261−15.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,593
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $71.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 551Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 562276 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 485The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $230K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 795,222+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 331,554
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 381 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,056
- Median household income
- $69,866+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,869
- Median home value
- $248,400
- Jobs located here
- 503,996
- Daytime population
- 914,843Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Jefferson County marked.
Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oldham County, KY | 93 | 13 | 5.6 | $4.4M | +4.9% | #11 of 2,087 |
| 2Scott County, KY | 87 | 16 | 7.1 | $2.8M | +8.2% | #58 of 2,087 |
| 3Jessamine County, KY | 85 | 10 | 5.0 | $3.8M | +7.8% | #70 of 2,087 |
| 4Bullitt County, KY | 85 | 18 | 5.7 | $3.4M | +5.0% | #74 of 2,087 |
| 5Anderson County, KY | 79 | 5 | 5.2 | $3.5M | +5.5% | #167 of 2,087 |
| 6Meade County, KY | 75 | 6 | 5.5 | $3.4M | +2.2% | #228 of 2,087 |
| 7Kenton County, KY | 74 | 59 | 8.8 | $2.3M | +3.9% | #259 of 2,087 |
| 8Allen County, KY | 69 | 5 | 6.2 | $2.6M | +9.5% | #396 of 2,087 |
| 9Clark County, KY | 67 | 13 | 8.6 | $2M | +2.3% | #467 of 2,087 |
| 10Mercer County, KY | 66 | 8 | 8.7 | $2M | +4.8% | #491 of 2,087 |
| 37Jefferson County, KY | 40 | 562 | 17.0 | $1.1M | +1.6% | #1,399 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 laundry38
- Clothing and shoe stores40
- Laundromats52
- Dry cleaners53
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Jefferson County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 562 clothing and shoe stores in Jefferson County. 276 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 261 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 15.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 551 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jefferson County, KY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $615.8M a year, or $1,857 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 562 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per store. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 331,554 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, KY compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Jefferson County has 17.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 485, against 562 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,270 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 795,222 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 331,554 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $69,866, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Jefferson County scores 40 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,399 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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