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Clothing and shoe stores in Seward County, NE

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #253 of 2,087 scored counties
#4 of 23 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,003 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.4
54% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,032
+2.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 clothing and shoe stores in Seward County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 44% across the U.S. That is 7.4 per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $2,003 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Seward County spend about $13.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 5 clothing and shoe stores, that is $2.7M per store, 2.1 times 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.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Seward County in 2023. That is one for every 2,263 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Seward County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Seward County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #253 of 2,087 scored counties and #4 of 23 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Seward 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 Seward County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureSeward CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.415.916.2
Spending per listing$2.7M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,2631,3211,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.7%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,003$1,999$2,055
Median household income$82,444$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score7449

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
26
Annual payroll, 2023
$464K
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Seward 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 Seward County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,032+2.3% since 2020
Households
6,788
Median age
37.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
571 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$82,444+17.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,633
Median home value
$241,300
Jobs located here
5,998
Daytime population
14,864Residents 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 Seward 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 Seward County

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

Questions

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

Seward County has 5 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $13.6M a year, or $2,003 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 6,788 households in Seward County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Seward County has 7.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.7M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Seward County would have about 11, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,263 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Seward County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Seward County at 18,032 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,788 households. The median household income in Seward County is $82,444 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.1% 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. Seward County scores 74 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #253 of 2,087 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Seward County

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