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Clothing and shoe stores in Monroe County, KY
How Monroe 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 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,952 of 2,087 scored counties
#66 of 75 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 7
- 3 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,525 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.1
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,191
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, Monroe County has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #1,952 of 2,087 scored counties and #66 of 75 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,525 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Monroe County spend about $7.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1M per store, 20% below 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 7 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Monroe County as of September 2026. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 15.1 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Monroe County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Monroe County declined 1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Monroe 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 | Monroe County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.1 | 15.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,552 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,525 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $51,280 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 42 |
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
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 73 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,191−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 4,645
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 330 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $51,280+47.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,083
- Median home value
- $115,900
- Jobs located here
- 3,020
- Daytime population
- 10,001Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 66Monroe County, KY | 19 | 7 | 15.1 | $1M | −1.1% | #1,952 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Monroe 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 laundry12
- Clothing and shoe stores19
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Monroe County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 clothing and shoe stores in Monroe County. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Monroe County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Monroe County, KY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $7.1M a year, or $1,525 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $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 4,645 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monroe County, KY compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Monroe County has 15.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Monroe County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Monroe County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Monroe County at 11,191 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,645 households. Median household income in Monroe County is $51,280, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 47.0%, 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. Monroe County scores 19 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #1,952 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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