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Clothing and shoe stores in the Monroe, LA metro area
The clothing and shoe stores in the Monroe, LA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 7 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #387 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 212
- 85 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 89
- −14.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $143.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,649 a household
- Spending per listing
- $677K
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.4
- 51% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 222,390
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Monroe metro area scores 7 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #387 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $1,649 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in the Monroe metro area spend about $143.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $677K of household spending for each store on map listings, 47% 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 212 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Monroe metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 85 are chain locations, or 40%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 24.4 per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 89 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Monroe metro area in 2023, down 14.0% from 2019. That is one for every 978 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Monroe metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Monroe metro area compares
The same measures for Louisiana 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 | Monroe metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.4 | 20.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $677K | $855K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 978 | 1,057 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.0% | −12.9% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,649 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $51,660 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 7 | 9 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 89−14.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 758
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 303Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21285 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 113The 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 Monroe metro 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 Monroe metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 222,390−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 87,006
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,838 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $51,660
- Average household income
- $76,607
- Median home value
- $170,300
- Jobs located here
- 86,435
- Daytime population
- 221,924Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Monroe metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hammond, LA | 58 | 60 | 11.5 | $1.5M | +5.8% | #148 of 387 |
| 2Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 42 | 223 | 21.2 | $943K | +5.3% | #257 of 387 |
| 3Lafayette, LA | 26 | 340 | 20.7 | $850K | +3.8% | #336 of 387 |
| 4Baton Rouge, LA | 26 | 750 | 22.6 | $829K | +2.1% | #337 of 387 |
| 5Lake Charles, LA | 24 | 166 | 18.0 | $1M | −3.8% | #345 of 387 |
| 6Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 22 | 135 | 16.9 | $1M | −3.5% | #351 of 387 |
| 7Alexandria, LA | 14 | 117 | 20.7 | $822K | −2.5% | #375 of 387 |
| 8Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 12 | 334 | 21.3 | $798K | −2.3% | #378 of 387 |
| 9New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 11 | 1,003 | 25.2 | $717K | −3.4% | #381 of 387 |
| 10Monroe, LA | 7 | 212 | 24.4 | $677K | −1.9% | #387 of 387 |
Other business types in the Monroe metro 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 laundry9
- Clothing and shoe stores7
- Laundromats28
- Dry cleaners35
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Monroe, LA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 212 clothing and shoe stores in the Monroe metro area. 85 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 89 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 14.0% from 2019. Another 303 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Monroe, LA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $143.5M a year, or $1,649 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 212 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $677K 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 87,006 households in the Monroe metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Monroe, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Monroe metro area has 24.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $677K, 47% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Monroe metro area would have about 113, against 212 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 978 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Monroe, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Monroe metro area at 222,390 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 87,006 households. Median household income in the Monroe metro area is $51,660, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Monroe metro area scores 7 for clothing and shoe stores (very low), #387 of 387 scored metro areas.
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