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Clothing and shoe stores in Red Willow County, NE

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Red Willow County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,923 of 2,087 scored counties
#22 of 23 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
9
5 chain locations (56%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,822 a household
Spending per listing
$912K
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.0
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,307
−3.5% 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

The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Red Willow County is 21 (low), #1,923 of 2,087 scored counties and #22 of 23 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Red Willow County spend about $8.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,822 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 clothing and shoe stores, that is $912K per store, 28% 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 9 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Red Willow County as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 56%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 20.0 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Red Willow County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 901 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show Red Willow County declined 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Red Willow 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Red Willow County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureRed Willow CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.015.916.2
Spending per listing$912K$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment9011,3211,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.7%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.5%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,822$1,999$2,055
Median household income$63,697$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score2149

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 5
Employees, 2023
28
Annual payroll, 2023
$557K
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
95 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Red Willow 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 Red Willow County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,307−3.5% since 2020
Households
4,504
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
717 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$63,697+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,040
Median home value
$159,600
Jobs located here
5,147
Daytime population
10,621Residents 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 counties in Nebraska for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Red Willow County marked.

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cass County, NE8765.5$3.9M+3.9%#52 of 2,087
2Saunders County, NE781011.2$1.9M+6.0%#185 of 2,087
3Washington County, NE7778.3$2.7M+1.8%#192 of 2,087
4Seward County, NE7457.4$2.7M+2.3%#253 of 2,087
5Otoe County, NE66812.5$1.6M+3.9%#506 of 2,087
6York County, NE6458.8$2.2M+3.3%#542 of 2,087
7Colfax County, NE61513.5$1.4M+3.6%#660 of 2,087
8Sarpy County, NE5812516.9$1.4M+9.0%#759 of 2,087
9Dakota County, NE55912.1$1.5M+0.7%#860 of 2,087
10Adams County, NE551914.5$1.3M−0.3%#872 of 2,087
22Red Willow County, NE21920.0$912K−3.5%#1,923 of 2,087

Other business types in Red Willow County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Red Willow County, NE?

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 clothing and shoe stores in Red Willow County. 5 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Red Willow County, NE spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $8.2M a year, or $1,822 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $912K 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 4,504 households in Red Willow County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Red Willow County, NE compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

Red Willow County has 20.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $912K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Red Willow County would have about 7, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 901 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Red Willow County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Red Willow County at 10,307 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,504 households. Median household income in Red Willow County is $63,697, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.5%, 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. Red Willow County scores 21 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #1,923 of 2,087 scored counties.

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