Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Kentucky
Clothing and shoe stores in the Murray, KY area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Murray, KY area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #453 of 536 scored small-town markets
#13 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 33
- 9 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,602 a household
- Spending per listing
- $740K
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.7
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,421
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Murray area is 29 (lower middle), #453 of 536 scored small-town markets and #13 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $1,602 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in the Murray area spend about $24.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 33 clothing and shoe stores, that is $740K per store, 42% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
The Murray area has 33 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.7, 34% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Murray area in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 847 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Murray area grew 4.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Murray area 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 | Murray area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.7 | 15.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $740K | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 847 | 1,552 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.3% | −15.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,602 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $52,706 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18−14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 116
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 30Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 339 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 the Murray area, 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 the Murray area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,421+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 15,239
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 385 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 99
- Median household income
- $52,706+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,292
- Median home value
- $183,200
- Jobs located here
- 15,172
- Daytime population
- 39,043Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frankfort, KY | 69 | 34 | 10.5 | $1.7M | +3.1% | #107 of 536 |
| 2Richmond-Berea, KY | 68 | 56 | 11.3 | $1.5M | +7.0% | #117 of 536 |
| 3Franklin, KY | 58 | 12 | 15.0 | $1.1M | +5.9% | #206 of 536 |
| 4Henderson, KY | 56 | 21 | 9.0 | $1.8M | −0.9% | #218 of 536 |
| 5Mayfield, KY | 52 | 21 | 14.9 | $1.1M | +1.4% | #255 of 536 |
| 6Danville, KY | 50 | 27 | 12.4 | $1.3M | +3.6% | #273 of 536 |
| 7Campbellsville, KY | 49 | 17 | 11.6 | $1.4M | +3.4% | #282 of 536 |
| 8Somerset, KY | 39 | 41 | 15.6 | $1M | +3.5% | #369 of 536 |
| 9Madisonville, KY | 38 | 32 | 17.4 | $919K | −0.5% | #376 of 536 |
| 10Corbin, KY | 37 | 82 | 14.5 | $1M | +0.1% | #384 of 536 |
| 13Murray, KY | 29 | 33 | 21.7 | $740K | +4.9% | #453 of 536 |
Other business types in the Murray area
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 laundry32
- Clothing and shoe stores29
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Murray, KY area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 clothing and shoe stores in the Murray area. 9 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 30 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Murray, KY area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $24.4M a year, or $1,602 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $740K 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 15,239 households in the Murray area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Murray, KY area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Murray area has 21.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $740K, 42% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Murray area would have about 19, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 847 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Murray, KY area growing?
Population estimates put the Murray area at 39,421 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,239 households. Median household income in the Murray area is $52,706, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Murray area scores 29 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #453 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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