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Clothing and shoe stores in the Clovis, NM area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Clovis, NM area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 16 out of 100: Low

Ranked #518 of 536 scored small-town markets
#11 of 12 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico

Listings
48
18 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
20
−25.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$38.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,487 a household
Spending per listing
$806K
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.4
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
65,270
−3.3% 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

For clothing and shoe stores, the Clovis area has a Groundwork market score of 16 (low): #518 of 536 scored small-town markets and #11 of 12 scored small-town markets based in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Households in the Clovis area spend about $38.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,487 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That works out to $806K per store, 37% below 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 48 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Clovis area as of September 2026. 18 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.4, 14% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in the Clovis area classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 25.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,302 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $223K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Clovis area. Population estimates show the Clovis area declined 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Clovis area compares

The same measures for New Mexico 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 Clovis, NM area compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureClovis areaNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.414.116.2
Spending per listing$806K$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,3021,5741,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−25.9%−13.4%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.3%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,487$1,645$2,055
Median household income$55,690$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score1634

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20−25.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
122
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
33Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4818 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$223K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Clovis 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 Clovis area

Population, 2025 estimate
65,270−3.3% since 2020
Households
26,036
Median age
33.8
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,852 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$55,690
Average household income
$72,535
Median home value
$162,000
Jobs located here
24,031
Daytime population
63,938Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in New Mexico for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with the Clovis area marked.

Top small-town markets in New Mexico

Small-town markets in New Mexico ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Alamogordo, NM59249.8$1.6M+3.7%#190 of 536
2Española, NM51106.4$2.4M−1.0%#258 of 536
3Carlsbad-Artesia, NM503012.7$1.4M+0.3%#271 of 536
4Deming, NM411111.9$1.1M−0.2%#345 of 536
5Las Vegas, NM39117.9$1.8M−3.2%#362 of 536
6Roswell, NM264117.3$863K−2.7%#469 of 536
7Silver City, NM251412.4$1.2M−3.4%#474 of 536
8Gallup, NM242411.2$1.3M−6.1%#478 of 536
9Taos, NM223019.3$823K+0.3%#494 of 536
10Hobbs, NM226425.9$651K+0.2%#497 of 536
11Clovis, NM164818.4$806K−3.3%#518 of 536

Other business types in the Clovis 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 Clovis, NM area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 48 clothing and shoe stores in the Clovis area. 18 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 25.9% from 2019. Official counts list 33 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Clovis, NM area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $38.7M a year, or $1,487 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $806K 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 26,036 households in the Clovis area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Clovis, NM area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

The Clovis area has 18.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $806K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Clovis area would have about 31, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,302 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 25.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Clovis, NM area growing?

Population estimates put the Clovis area at 65,270 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,036 households. Median household income in the Clovis area is $55,690, 31% below 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Clovis area scores 16 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #518 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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