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Clothing and shoe stores in Oldham County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Oldham County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 93 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #11 of 2,087 scored counties
#1 of 75 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $56.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,468 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 3.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 65% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,986
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Oldham County is 93 (very high), #11 of 2,087 scored counties and #1 of 75 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing and shoe stores.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 clothing and shoe stores in Oldham County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.6, 65% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $2,468 per household (20% above the U.S. average), households in Oldham County spend about $56.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 13 clothing and shoe stores, that is $4.4M per store, 3.4 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Oldham County in 2023. That is one for every 5,756 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show Oldham County grew 4.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Oldham 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 | Oldham County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 15.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,756 | 1,552 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,468 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $122,497 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 93 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 11
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $162K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 51Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The 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 Oldham 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 Oldham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,986+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 23,025
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 187 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 370
- Median household income
- $122,497+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $162,241
- Median home value
- $393,100
- Jobs located here
- 17,264
- Daytime population
- 52,951Residents 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 Oldham 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 Oldham 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 laundry92
- Clothing and shoe stores93
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Oldham County, KY?
There are 13 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Oldham County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 51 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Oldham County, KY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $56.8M a year, or $2,468 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $4.4M per store. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,025 households in Oldham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oldham County, KY compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Oldham County has 5.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $4.4M, 3.4 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Oldham County would have about 45, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,756 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Oldham County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Oldham County at 70,986 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,025 households. The median household income in Oldham County is $122,497 a year, 52% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Oldham County scores 93 for clothing and shoe stores (very high), #11 of 2,087 scored counties.
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