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Clothing and shoe stores in Morgan County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,538 of 2,087 scored counties
#43 of 75 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,539 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.3
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,415
+5.0% 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

At $1,539 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Morgan County spend about $7.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 7 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.1M per store, 16% 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 Morgan County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.3, 12% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Morgan County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Morgan County grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Morgan County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,538 of 2,087 scored counties and #43 of 75 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Morgan 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 Morgan County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureMorgan CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.315.016.2
Spending per listing$1.1M$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+5.0%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,539$1,761$2,055
Median household income$47,913$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score3642

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
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
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 Morgan 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 Morgan County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,415+5.0% since 2020
Households
4,882
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
381 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$47,913+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,451
Median home value
$118,200
Jobs located here
3,098
Daytime population
12,784Residents 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 Morgan 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
43Morgan County, KY36714.3$1.1M+5.0%#1,538 of 2,087

Other business types in Morgan County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 clothing and shoe stores in Morgan County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Morgan County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $7.5M a year, or $1,539 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 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 4,882 households in Morgan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Morgan County has 14.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Morgan County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Morgan County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Morgan County at 14,415 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,882 households. Median household income in Morgan County is $47,913, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.6%, 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. Morgan County scores 36 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,538 of 2,087 scored counties.

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