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Clothing and shoe stores in Scotts Bluff County, NE
How Scotts Bluff 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,607 of 2,087 scored counties
#16 of 23 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 31
- 16 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,776 a household
- Spending per listing
- $864K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.6
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,586
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Scotts Bluff County is 34 (lower middle), #1,607 of 2,087 scored counties and #16 of 23 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 clothing and shoe stores in Scotts Bluff County. 16 of them (52%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.6, 27% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Scotts Bluff County comes to about $26.8M a year: $1,776 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 31 clothing and shoe stores, that is $864K per store, 32% 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 Scotts Bluff County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 2,154 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show Scotts Bluff County declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Scotts Bluff 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 | Scotts Bluff County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.6 | 15.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $864K | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,154 | 1,321 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −9.7% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,776 | $1,999 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $63,614 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 44
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $749K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 22Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3116 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Scotts Bluff 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 Scotts Bluff County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,586−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 15,078
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 740 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $63,614+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,943
- Median home value
- $168,500
- Jobs located here
- 16,332
- Daytime population
- 35,840Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Scotts Bluff County marked.
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 |
| 16Scotts Bluff County, NE | 34 | 31 | 20.6 | $864K | −1.3% | #1,607 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Scotts Bluff 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 laundry35
- Clothing and shoe stores34
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Scotts Bluff County, NE?
There are 31 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Scotts Bluff County as of September 2026. 16 of them (52%) 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 22 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Scotts Bluff County, NE spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $26.8M a year, or $1,776 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $864K 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 15,078 households in Scotts Bluff County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scotts Bluff County, NE compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Scotts Bluff County has 20.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $864K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Scotts Bluff County would have about 21, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,154 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Scotts Bluff County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Scotts Bluff County at 35,586 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,078 households. The median household income in Scotts Bluff County is $63,614 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. Scotts Bluff County scores 34 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,607 of 2,087 scored counties.
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