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Clothing and shoe stores in the Beatrice, NE area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Beatrice, NE area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #396 of 536 scored small-town markets
#8 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska

Listings
21
12 chain locations (57%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,825 a household
Spending per listing
$811K
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.5
39% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,711
+0.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,825 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in the Beatrice area spend about $17M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $811K of household spending for each store on map listings, 36% 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 21 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Beatrice area as of September 2026. 12 of them (57%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.5, 39% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in the Beatrice area classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 1,332 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show the Beatrice area grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Beatrice area scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #396 of 536 scored small-town markets and #8 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska.

How the Beatrice area compares

The same measures for Nebraska 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Beatrice, NE area compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureBeatrice areaNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.515.916.2
Spending per listing$811K$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,3321,3211,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.7%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,825$1,999$2,055
Median household income$67,247$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score3649

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7
Employees, 2023
64
Annual payroll, 2023
$743K
One-person businesses, 2023
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2112 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Beatrice 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 Beatrice area

Population, 2025 estimate
21,711+0.2% since 2020
Households
9,327
Median age
43.4
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
852 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$67,247+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,338
Median home value
$174,000
Jobs located here
8,371
Daytime population
18,346Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Nebraska

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Nebraska for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with the Beatrice area marked.

Top small-town markets in Nebraska

Small-town markets in Nebraska ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hastings, NE712011.7$1.6M−0.2%#95 of 536
2Lexington, NE621414.0$1.3M+1.1%#165 of 536
3Fremont, NE533019.8$946K+2.6%#247 of 536
4Columbus, NE453620.7$914K+3.8%#316 of 536
5Kearney, NE434620.2$965K+1.9%#334 of 536
6Scottsbluff, NE403120.2$884K−1.2%#360 of 536
7Norfolk, NE374522.9$809K+1.1%#386 of 536
8Beatrice, NE362122.5$811K+0.2%#396 of 536
9North Platte, NE233623.7$760K−3.6%#487 of 536

Other business types in the Beatrice area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Beatrice, NE area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 clothing and shoe stores in the Beatrice area. 12 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Beatrice, NE area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $17M a year, or $1,825 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $811K 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 9,327 households in the Beatrice area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Beatrice, NE area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

The Beatrice area has 22.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $811K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Beatrice area would have about 13, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,332 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is the Beatrice, NE area growing?

Population estimates put the Beatrice area at 21,711 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,327 households. Median household income in the Beatrice area is $67,247, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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 Beatrice area scores 36 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #396 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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