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Clothing and shoe stores in Elko County, NV
The clothing and shoe stores in Elko County, NV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,047 of 2,087 scored counties
#6 of 9 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 24
- 9 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $35.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,799 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.2
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,815
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Elko County spend about $35.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,799 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per store, 16% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Elko County has 24 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 12.2 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Elko County in 2023. That is one for every 1,510 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Elko County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Elko County is 50 (upper middle), #1,047 of 2,087 scored counties and #6 of 9 scored counties in Nevada.
How Elko County compares
The same measures for Nevada 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 | Elko County | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.2 | 18.5 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $973K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,510 | 971 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.0% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,799 | $1,796 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $86,487 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 23 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 171
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 249 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Elko 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 Elko County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,815+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 19,627
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 17,173 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $86,487+6.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,650
- Median home value
- $301,400
- Jobs located here
- 22,857
- Daytime population
- 52,062Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lyon County, NV | 80 | 6 | 2.5 | $6.8M | +9.5% | #148 of 2,087 |
| 2Nye County, NV | 73 | 10 | 4.5 | $3.5M | +10.3% | #273 of 2,087 |
| 3Douglas County, NV | 66 | 20 | 9.4 | $2.1M | +1.2% | #485 of 2,087 |
| 4Churchill County, NV | 59 | 7 | 7.4 | $2.3M | +1.1% | #696 of 2,087 |
| 5Carson City, NV | 53 | 25 | 10.6 | $1.6M | −0.2% | #927 of 2,087 |
| 6Elko County, NV | 50 | 24 | 12.2 | $1.5M | +2.1% | #1,047 of 2,087 |
| 7Washoe County, NV | 50 | 292 | 14.7 | $1.3M | +4.4% | #1,055 of 2,087 |
| 8Humboldt County, NV | 44 | 9 | 13.0 | $1.3M | 0.0% | #1,253 of 2,087 |
| 9Clark County, NV | 33 | 1,815 | 21.0 | $845K | +5.8% | #1,633 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Elko 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 laundry49
- Clothing and shoe stores50
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Elko County, NV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 clothing and shoe stores in Elko County. 9 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 27 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Elko County, NV spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $35.3M a year, or $1,799 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 19,627 households in Elko County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elko County, NV compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Elko County has 12.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.5M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Elko County would have about 28, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,510 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Elko County, NV growing?
Population estimates put Elko County at 54,815 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,627 households. Median household income in Elko County is $86,487, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 6.5%, 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. Elko County scores 50 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #1,047 of 2,087 scored counties.
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