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Clothing and shoe stores in Washoe County, NV
How Washoe County, NV 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,055 of 2,087 scored counties
#7 of 9 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 292
- 171 chain locations (59%)
- Official establishments
- 163
- −5.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $380.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,909 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.7
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 509,386
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 292 clothing and shoe stores in Washoe County. Of those, 171 are chain locations, or 59%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 14.7 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Washoe County spend about $380.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,909 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 3% 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 163 businesses with payroll in Washoe County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 5.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,223 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 245 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $659K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Washoe County.
Population estimates put the population change in Washoe County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Washoe County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,055 of 2,087 scored counties and #7 of 9 scored counties in Nevada.
How Washoe 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 | Washoe County | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.7 | 18.5 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $973K | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,223 | 971 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.8% | −10.0% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,909 | $1,796 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $88,096 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 23 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 173 → 163−5.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,319
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $48.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 245Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 292171 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 299The 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 Washoe 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 Washoe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 509,386+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 199,296
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 6,316 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $88,096+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,937
- Median home value
- $539,900
- Jobs located here
- 242,902
- Daytime population
- 492,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nevada market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nevada for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Nevada, with Washoe County marked.
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 Washoe 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 laundry48
- Clothing and shoe stores50
- Laundromats67
- Dry cleaners54
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Washoe County, NV?
There are 292 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Washoe County as of September 2026. 171 of them (59%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 163 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 5.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 245 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washoe County, NV spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $380.4M a year, or $1,909 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 292 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 199,296 households in Washoe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washoe County, NV compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Washoe County has 14.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Washoe County would have about 299, against 292 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,223 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 Washoe County, NV growing?
Population estimates put Washoe County at 509,386 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 199,296 households. The median household income in Washoe County is $88,096 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.0% 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. Washoe County scores 50 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #1,055 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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