Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Kentucky
Clothing and shoe stores in the Somerset, KY area
The clothing and shoe stores in the Somerset, KY area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #369 of 536 scored small-town markets
#8 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 41
- 15 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −28.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $41.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,592 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.6
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,384
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 41 clothing and shoe stores in the Somerset area. Chain locations make up 37% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 15.6 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Somerset area comes to about $41.7M a year: $1,592 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per store, 20% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Somerset area was 20 in 2023, down 28.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,311 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 43 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Somerset area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Somerset area grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Somerset area is 39 (lower middle), #369 of 536 scored small-town markets and #8 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky.
How the Somerset 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 | Somerset area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.6 | 15.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,311 | 1,552 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −28.6% | −15.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,592 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $51,898 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20−28.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 217
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 43Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4115 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Somerset 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 Somerset area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,384+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 26,210
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 658 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 100
- Median household income
- $51,898+29.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,241
- Median home value
- $166,900
- Jobs located here
- 25,101
- Daytime population
- 66,566Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kentucky for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with the Somerset area marked.
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 |
Other business types in the Somerset 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 laundry40
- Clothing and shoe stores39
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Somerset, KY area?
The Somerset area has 41 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 28.6% from 2019. Another 43 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Somerset, KY area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $41.7M a year, or $1,592 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 26,210 households in the Somerset area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Somerset, KY area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Somerset area has 15.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Somerset area would have about 33, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,311 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 28.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Somerset, KY area growing?
Population estimates put the Somerset area at 67,384 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,210 households. The median household income in the Somerset area is $51,898 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.8% 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. 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 Somerset area scores 39 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #369 of 536 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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