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Clothing and shoe stores in Gage County, NE
How Gage County, NE compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,685 of 2,087 scored counties
#19 of 23 scored counties 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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What this means
Gage County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,685 of 2,087 scored counties and #19 of 23 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 clothing and shoe stores in Gage County. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 57%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 22.5 per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Gage County comes to about $17M a year: $1,825 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 21 clothing and shoe stores, that is $811K per store, 36% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Gage County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 1,332 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gage County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Gage County 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.
| Measure | Gage County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.5 | 15.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $811K | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,332 | 1,321 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/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 score | 31 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 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 Gage 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 Gage County
- 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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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cass County, NE | 87 | 6 | 5.5 | $3.9M | +3.9% | #52 of 2,087 |
| 2Saunders County, NE | 78 | 10 | 11.2 | $1.9M | +6.0% | #185 of 2,087 |
| 3Washington County, NE | 77 | 7 | 8.3 | $2.7M | +1.8% | #192 of 2,087 |
| 4Seward County, NE | 74 | 5 | 7.4 | $2.7M | +2.3% | #253 of 2,087 |
| 5Otoe County, NE | 66 | 8 | 12.5 | $1.6M | +3.9% | #506 of 2,087 |
| 6York County, NE | 64 | 5 | 8.8 | $2.2M | +3.3% | #542 of 2,087 |
| 7Colfax County, NE | 61 | 5 | 13.5 | $1.4M | +3.6% | #660 of 2,087 |
| 8Sarpy County, NE | 58 | 125 | 16.9 | $1.4M | +9.0% | #759 of 2,087 |
| 9Dakota County, NE | 55 | 9 | 12.1 | $1.5M | +0.7% | #860 of 2,087 |
| 10Adams County, NE | 55 | 19 | 14.5 | $1.3M | −0.3% | #872 of 2,087 |
| 19Gage County, NE | 31 | 21 | 22.5 | $811K | +0.2% | #1,685 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Gage 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 laundry33
- Clothing and shoe stores31
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Gage County, NE?
There are 21 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Gage County as of September 2026. 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. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gage County, NE 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. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,327 households in Gage County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gage County, NE compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Gage County 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 national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Gage County 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 Gage County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Gage County at 21,711 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,327 households. The median household income in Gage County is $67,247 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% 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. Gage County scores 31 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,685 of 2,087 scored counties.
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