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Clothing and shoe stores in Nelson County, KY
The clothing and shoe stores in Nelson County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #744 of 2,087 scored counties
#16 of 75 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 21
- 4 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $33.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,771 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 49,036
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,771 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Nelson County spend about $33.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 21 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.6M per store, 27% 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 21 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Nelson County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 11.0 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Nelson County in 2023. That is one for every 1,741 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 22 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Nelson County grew 4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Nelson County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #744 of 2,087 scored counties and #16 of 75 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Nelson 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 | Nelson County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 15.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,741 | 1,552 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,771 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $69,562 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 48
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $735K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 22Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 214 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 Nelson 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 Nelson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 49,036+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 19,150
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 419 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 114
- Median household income
- $69,562+15.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,639
- Median home value
- $238,000
- Jobs located here
- 18,213
- Daytime population
- 41,912Residents 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 |
| 16Nelson County, KY | 58 | 21 | 11.0 | $1.6M | +4.8% | #744 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Nelson 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 laundry62
- Clothing and shoe stores58
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Nelson County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 clothing and shoe stores in Nelson County. 4 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 22 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Nelson County, KY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $33.9M a year, or $1,771 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 19,150 households in Nelson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nelson County, KY compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Nelson County has 11.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.6M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Nelson County would have about 27, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,741 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Nelson County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Nelson County at 49,036 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,150 households. Median household income in Nelson County is $69,562, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.7%, 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. 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. Nelson County scores 58 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #744 of 2,087 scored counties.
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