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Clothing and shoe stores in the Reno, NV metro area

The clothing and shoe stores in the Reno, NV metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #138 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nevada

Listings
304
172 chain locations (57%)
Official establishments
166
−5.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$425.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,890 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.5
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
578,734
+5.0% 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

Households in the Reno metro area spend about $425.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,890 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per store, 10% above 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 304 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Reno metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 172 are chain locations, or 57%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.5, 17% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 166 businesses with payroll in the Reno metro area classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 5.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,355 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 284 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $659K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Reno metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Reno metro area grew 5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Reno metro area is 59 (upper middle), #138 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nevada.

How the Reno metro area 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Reno, NV metro area compared with Nevada and the U.S.
MeasureReno metro areaNevadaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.518.516.2
Spending per listing$1.4M$973K$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,3559711,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−5.8%−10.0%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,890$1,796$2,055
Median household income$87,485$78,260$80,734
Groundwork market score5923

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
166−5.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,322
Annual payroll, 2023
$48.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
284Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
304172 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
335The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$659K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Reno metro area, 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 the Reno metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
578,734+5.0% since 2020
Households
224,933
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
8,583 sq. mi.
People per square mile
66
Median household income
$87,485
Average household income
$118,079
Median home value
$502,300
Jobs located here
274,907
Daytime population
561,282Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Nevada

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Nevada for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Nevada, with the Reno metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Nevada

Metro areas in Nevada ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Carson City, NV602510.6$1.6M−0.2%#126 of 387
2Reno, NV5930413.5$1.4M+5.0%#138 of 387
3Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV281,81521.0$845K+5.8%#327 of 387

Other business types in the Reno metro area

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Reno, NV metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 304 clothing and shoe stores in the Reno metro area. 172 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 166 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 5.8% from 2019. Official counts list 284 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Reno, NV metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $425.1M a year, or $1,890 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 304 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 224,933 households in the Reno metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Reno, NV metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

The Reno metro area has 13.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Reno metro area would have about 335, against 304 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,355 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Reno, NV metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Reno metro area at 578,734 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 224,933 households. Median household income in the Reno metro area is $87,485, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Reno metro area scores 59 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #138 of 387 scored metro areas.

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