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Clothing and shoe stores in Kenton County, KY
How Kenton 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 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #259 of 2,087 scored counties
#7 of 75 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 59
- 28 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- −15.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $133.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,980 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 78% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.8
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 175,779
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Kenton County comes to about $133.4M a year: $1,980 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 78% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
There are 59 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Kenton County as of September 2026. 28 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.8, 46% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Kenton County was 27 in 2023, down 15.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,495 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 88 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Kenton County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Kenton County is 74 (upper middle), #259 of 2,087 scored counties and #7 of 75 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Kenton 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 | Kenton County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.8 | 15.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,495 | 1,552 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.6% | −15.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,980 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $80,548 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 27−15.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 253
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 88Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5928 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 105The 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 Kenton 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 Kenton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 175,779+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 67,367
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 160 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,068
- Median household income
- $80,548+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,303
- Median home value
- $244,400
- Jobs located here
- 69,403
- Daytime population
- 152,560Residents 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 Kenton 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 |
Other business types in Kenton 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 laundry70
- Clothing and shoe stores74
- Laundromats72
- Dry cleaners61
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Kenton County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 59 clothing and shoe stores in Kenton County. 28 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 15.6% from 2019. Another 88 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Kenton County, KY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $133.4M a year, or $1,980 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 67,367 households in Kenton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kenton County, KY compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Kenton County has 8.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.3M, 78% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Kenton County would have about 105, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,495 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Kenton County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Kenton County at 175,779 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,367 households. Median household income in Kenton County is $80,548, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Kenton County scores 74 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #259 of 2,087 scored counties.
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