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Clothing and shoe stores in Sarpy County, NE

How Sarpy 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 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #759 of 2,087 scored counties
#8 of 23 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
125
97 chain locations (78%)
Official establishments
70
−19.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$170.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,302 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.9
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
208,303
+9.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 125 clothing and shoe stores in Sarpy County. 97 of them (78%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 16.9 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Households in Sarpy County spend about $170.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,302 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per store, 7% above 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 70 businesses with payroll in Sarpy County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 19.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,059 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 125 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Sarpy County grew 9.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Sarpy County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #759 of 2,087 scored counties and #8 of 23 scored counties in Nebraska.

How Sarpy 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 Sarpy County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureSarpy CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.915.916.2
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,0591,3211,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−19.5%−9.7%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.0%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,302$1,999$2,055
Median household income$103,321$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score5849

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
87 → 70−19.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,098
Annual payroll, 2023
$20.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
125Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
12597 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
134The 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 Sarpy 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 Sarpy County

Population, 2025 estimate
208,303+9.0% since 2020
Households
74,097
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
238 sq. mi.
People per square mile
829
Median household income
$103,321+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,709
Median home value
$314,100
Jobs located here
78,732
Daytime population
175,418Residents 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 Sarpy 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

Other business types in Sarpy County

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

Questions

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

There are 125 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Sarpy County as of September 2026. 97 of them (78%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 19.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 125 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $170.6M a year, or $2,302 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 125 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 74,097 households in Sarpy County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sarpy County has 16.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Sarpy County would have about 134, against 125 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,059 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Sarpy County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Sarpy County at 208,303 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,097 households. The median household income in Sarpy County is $103,321 a year, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Sarpy County scores 58 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #759 of 2,087 scored counties.

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