Market rankings · Ohio
Clothing and shoe stores in Ohio
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Ohio, ranked by the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 6,256
- 2,967 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 2,900
- −13.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $9.5B
- On clothing, shoes and related services
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.9
- 20% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #15 of 51
- Market score 61 · Upper middle
A site report maps the clothing and shoe stores on map listings around any address in Ohio by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Ohio has 6,256 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 47% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 12.9 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,954 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Ohio spend about $9.5B a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 20% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
In 2023, official counts showed 2,900 businesses with payroll in Ohio classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 13.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,677 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 12.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 119 SBA-backed loans worth $27.6M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Ohio.
Among the 50 states and DC, Ohio ranks #15 for clothing and shoe stores, with a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Columbus metro area scores highest (76). Of the 29 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Mount Vernon area scores highest (82).
Every market in Ohio for clothing and shoe stores
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Ohio, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbus, OH | 76 | 1,150 | 13.3 | $1.6M | +4.7% | #32 of 387 |
| 2Springfield, OH | 68 | 49 | 8.8 | $2M | −0.4% | #69 of 387 |
| 3Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 66 | 429 | 12.5 | $1.6M | +1.5% | #85 of 387 |
| 4Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 65 | 1,301 | 14.3 | $1.4M | +2.7% | #94 of 387 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 61 | 41 | 8.3 | $2M | −3.6% | #121 of 387 |
| 5Cleveland, OH | 58 | 1,226 | 13.2 | $1.5M | −0.8% | #146 of 387 |
| 6Canton-Massillon, OH | 57 | 203 | 12.1 | $1.5M | −0.2% | #155 of 387 |
| 7Akron, OH | 56 | 408 | 13.8 | $1.4M | 0.0% | #165 of 387 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 52 | 63 | 10.9 | $1.6M | −3.6% | #190 of 387 |
| 8Toledo, OH | 49 | 345 | 13.6 | $1.4M | −1.0% | #210 of 387 |
| 9Mansfield, OH | 41 | 67 | 13.4 | $1.3M | −0.1% | #260 of 387 |
| 10Youngstown-Warren, OH | 40 | 249 | 13.5 | $1.3M | −1.4% | #267 of 387 |
| 11Sandusky, OH | 37 | 80 | 15.7 | $1.2M | −2.6% | #284 of 387 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 34 | 216 | 14.2 | $1.2M | −2.6% | #295 of 387 |
| 12Lima, OH | 24 | 71 | 17.2 | $1M | −1.2% | #344 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mount Vernon, OH | 82 | 17 | 7.2 | $2.7M | +1.9% | #20 of 536 |
| 2Sidney, OH | 79 | 13 | 6.9 | $2.8M | −0.2% | #31 of 536 |
| 3Urbana, OH | 76 | 10 | 6.4 | $2.9M | +0.2% | #46 of 536 |
| 4Ashland, OH | 76 | 14 | 6.8 | $2.6M | +0.1% | #49 of 536 |
| 5Marion, OH | 75 | 15 | 6.1 | $2.9M | −0.4% | #56 of 536 |
| 6Coshocton, OH | 75 | 10 | 6.8 | $2.5M | +1.6% | #58 of 536 |
| 7Norwalk, OH | 72 | 17 | 7.2 | $2.5M | −0.4% | #80 of 536 |
| 8Wilmington, OH | 72 | 14 | 8.4 | $2.2M | +0.6% | #81 of 536 |
| 9Van Wert, OH | 72 | 10 | 8.7 | $2.1M | +0.3% | #83 of 536 |
| 10Bellefontaine, OH | 72 | 18 | 9.2 | $2M | +0.4% | #84 of 536 |
| 11Tiffin, OH | 71 | 14 | 6.3 | $2.8M | −1.0% | #91 of 536 |
| 12Fremont, OH | 68 | 23 | 9.3 | $1.9M | −0.4% | #113 of 536 |
| 13Salem, OH | 66 | 32 | 7.7 | $2.3M | −2.2% | #128 of 536 |
| 14Wooster, OH | 65 | 57 | 12.8 | $1.5M | −0.1% | #142 of 536 |
| 15Marietta, OH | 64 | 15 | 6.1 | $3M | −2.1% | #145 of 536 |
| 16Bucyrus, OH | 63 | 18 | 10.0 | $1.7M | −0.3% | #155 of 536 |
| 17Defiance, OH | 63 | 19 | 12.4 | $1.5M | +0.1% | #159 of 536 |
| 18New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 61 | 35 | 9.1 | $2M | −0.9% | #170 of 536 |
| 19Athens, OH | 61 | 26 | 11.3 | $1.5M | +1.3% | #173 of 536 |
| 20Findlay, OH | 60 | 38 | 12.0 | $1.6M | +0.1% | #179 of 536 |
| 21Gallipolis, OH | 59 | 10 | 8.6 | $2M | −0.5% | #188 of 536 |
| 22Cambridge, OH | 59 | 18 | 11.0 | $1.5M | −0.1% | #192 of 536 |
| 23Zanesville, OH | 58 | 40 | 11.6 | $1.5M | +0.7% | #199 of 536 |
| 24Wapakoneta, OH | 57 | 19 | 10.0 | $2M | −1.2% | #209 of 536 |
| 25Portsmouth, OH | 54 | 25 | 8.7 | $1.9M | −3.4% | #234 of 536 |
| 26Greenville, OH | 54 | 24 | 11.3 | $1.6M | −0.7% | #238 of 536 |
| 27Celina, OH | 51 | 23 | 14.0 | $1.3M | +0.5% | #264 of 536 |
| 28Chillicothe, OH | 44 | 45 | 15.1 | $1.2M | −0.8% | #320 of 536 |
| 29Washington Court House, OH | 19 | 67 | 57.8 | $316K | −1.4% | #512 of 536 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Union County, OH | 96 | 11 | 4.5 | $5.3M | +16.5% | #2 of 2,087 |
| 2Warren County, OH | 85 | 77 | 8.4 | $2.9M | +5.7% | #77 of 2,087 |
| 3Pickaway County, OH | 85 | 17 | 7.8 | $2.5M | +7.4% | #79 of 2,087 |
| 4Madison County, OH | 84 | 8 | 5.1 | $4.1M | +7.1% | #83 of 2,087 |
| 5Lorain County, OH | 83 | 80 | 6.3 | $3.2M | +3.1% | #107 of 2,087 |
| 6Medina County, OH | 82 | 44 | 6.0 | $3.7M | +1.3% | #122 of 2,087 |
| 7Licking County, OH | 82 | 61 | 8.9 | $2.4M | +3.8% | #133 of 2,087 |
| 8Fairfield County, OH | 80 | 56 | 9.3 | $2.3M | +6.5% | #158 of 2,087 |
| 9Knox County, OH | 76 | 17 | 7.2 | $2.7M | +1.9% | #211 of 2,087 |
| 10Clermont County, OH | 76 | 75 | 8.8 | $2.4M | +3.9% | #216 of 2,087 |
| 11Shelby County, OH | 74 | 13 | 6.9 | $2.8M | −0.2% | #251 of 2,087 |
| 12Geauga County, OH | 74 | 32 | 8.9 | $2.7M | +0.3% | #252 of 2,087 |
| 13Perry County, OH | 73 | 5 | 3.7 | $5M | +1.3% | #271 of 2,087 |
| 14Miami County, OH | 73 | 50 | 11.1 | $1.8M | +3.4% | #305 of 2,087 |
| 15Holmes County, OH | 72 | 15 | 11.2 | $1.8M | +1.7% | #331 of 2,087 |
| 16Ashland County, OH | 71 | 14 | 6.8 | $2.6M | +0.1% | #342 of 2,087 |
| 17Putnam County, OH | 70 | 9 | 6.8 | $2.9M | 0.0% | #364 of 2,087 |
| 18Brown County, OH | 70 | 11 | 6.4 | $2.9M | +1.6% | #365 of 2,087 |
| 19Marion County, OH | 70 | 15 | 6.1 | $2.9M | −0.4% | #367 of 2,087 |
| 20Ashtabula County, OH | 69 | 22 | 5.6 | $3.1M | −0.8% | #391 of 2,087 |
| 21Preble County, OH | 69 | 11 | 6.6 | $2.7M | −0.8% | #394 of 2,087 |
| 22Coshocton County, OH | 69 | 10 | 6.8 | $2.5M | +1.6% | #398 of 2,087 |
| 23Champaign County, OH | 68 | 10 | 6.4 | $2.9M | +0.2% | #422 of 2,087 |
| 24Huron County, OH | 67 | 17 | 7.2 | $2.5M | −0.4% | #456 of 2,087 |
| 25Seneca County, OH | 66 | 14 | 6.3 | $2.8M | −1.0% | #478 of 2,087 |
Show all 88 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Clinton County, OH | 66 | 14 | 8.4 | $2.2M | +0.6% | #482 of 2,087 |
| 27Logan County, OH | 66 | 18 | 9.2 | $2M | +0.4% | #487 of 2,087 |
| 28Lawrence County, OH | 65 | 12 | 5.3 | $3.3M | −4.2% | #512 of 2,087 |
| 29Van Wert County, OH | 65 | 10 | 8.7 | $2.1M | +0.3% | #520 of 2,087 |
| 30Clark County, OH | 65 | 49 | 8.8 | $2M | −0.4% | #522 of 2,087 |
| 31Pike County, OH | 63 | 5 | 4.6 | $3.8M | 0.0% | #557 of 2,087 |
| 32Wood County, OH | 63 | 55 | 10.1 | $2M | +1.5% | #572 of 2,087 |
| 33Sandusky County, OH | 62 | 23 | 9.3 | $1.9M | −0.4% | #608 of 2,087 |
| 34Fulton County, OH | 62 | 18 | 10.6 | $1.8M | −1.9% | #610 of 2,087 |
| 35Columbiana County, OH | 61 | 32 | 7.7 | $2.3M | −2.2% | #634 of 2,087 |
| 36Highland County, OH | 61 | 18 | 10.6 | $1.7M | +1.1% | #652 of 2,087 |
| 37Washington County, OH | 60 | 15 | 6.1 | $3M | −2.1% | #665 of 2,087 |
| 38Wyandot County, OH | 60 | 6 | 6.7 | $2.7M | −1.4% | #667 of 2,087 |
| 39Lake County, OH | 59 | 114 | 11.3 | $1.8M | −0.1% | #706 of 2,087 |
| 40Franklin County, OH | 58 | 777 | 14.0 | $1.4M | +2.8% | #752 of 2,087 |
| 41Hardin County, OH | 57 | 8 | 6.8 | $2.6M | −2.1% | #763 of 2,087 |
| 42Carroll County, OH | 57 | 9 | 8.0 | $2.3M | −1.1% | #764 of 2,087 |
| 43Crawford County, OH | 57 | 18 | 10.0 | $1.7M | −0.3% | #776 of 2,087 |
| 44Butler County, OH | 57 | 187 | 12.7 | $1.6M | +2.4% | #782 of 2,087 |
| 45Wayne County, OH | 57 | 57 | 12.8 | $1.5M | −0.1% | #791 of 2,087 |
| 46Tuscarawas County, OH | 56 | 35 | 9.1 | $2M | −0.9% | #810 of 2,087 |
| 47Portage County, OH | 56 | 69 | 10.6 | $1.9M | +1.0% | #812 of 2,087 |
| 48Montgomery County, OH | 56 | 255 | 11.0 | $1.7M | +0.5% | #817 of 2,087 |
| 49Defiance County, OH | 56 | 19 | 12.4 | $1.5M | +0.1% | #826 of 2,087 |
| 50Jefferson County, OH | 54 | 28 | 10.3 | $1.7M | −2.4% | #885 of 2,087 |
| 51Athens County, OH | 53 | 26 | 11.3 | $1.5M | +1.3% | #931 of 2,087 |
| 52Auglaize County, OH | 52 | 19 | 10.0 | $2M | −1.2% | #958 of 2,087 |
| 53Hancock County, OH | 52 | 38 | 12.0 | $1.6M | +0.1% | #969 of 2,087 |
| 54Guernsey County, OH | 52 | 18 | 11.0 | $1.5M | −0.1% | #973 of 2,087 |
| 55Gallia County, OH | 51 | 10 | 8.6 | $2M | −0.5% | #1,003 of 2,087 |
| 56Delaware County, OH | 51 | 201 | 24.4 | $1.1M | +12.5% | #1,028 of 2,087 |
| 57Scioto County, OH | 50 | 25 | 8.7 | $1.9M | −3.4% | #1,034 of 2,087 |
| 58Muskingum County, OH | 50 | 40 | 11.6 | $1.5M | +0.7% | #1,045 of 2,087 |
| 59Williams County, OH | 49 | 13 | 8.4 | $2M | −1.4% | #1,075 of 2,087 |
| 60Adams County, OH | 48 | 10 | 9.6 | $1.7M | +1.5% | #1,112 of 2,087 |
| 61Darke County, OH | 48 | 24 | 11.3 | $1.6M | −0.7% | #1,116 of 2,087 |
| 62Stark County, OH | 48 | 194 | 12.4 | $1.5M | −0.2% | #1,120 of 2,087 |
| 63Ottawa County, OH | 48 | 27 | 14.6 | $1.4M | −2.0% | #1,126 of 2,087 |
| 64Summit County, OH | 48 | 339 | 14.7 | $1.3M | −0.3% | #1,129 of 2,087 |
| 65Greene County, OH | 47 | 124 | 18.2 | $1.2M | +3.7% | #1,162 of 2,087 |
| 66Meigs County, OH | 44 | 6 | 6.6 | $2.4M | −2.6% | #1,237 of 2,087 |
| 67Trumbull County, OH | 44 | 100 | 11.6 | $1.5M | −1.3% | #1,246 of 2,087 |
| 68Monroe County, OH | 43 | 6 | 10.6 | $1.7M | −2.7% | #1,283 of 2,087 |
| 69Hocking County, OH | 42 | 13 | 11.2 | $1.6M | −1.9% | #1,322 of 2,087 |
| 70Mercer County, OH | 42 | 23 | 14.0 | $1.3M | +0.5% | #1,329 of 2,087 |
| 71Hamilton County, OH | 40 | 724 | 20.4 | $989K | +1.0% | #1,409 of 2,087 |
| 72Richland County, OH | 39 | 67 | 13.4 | $1.3M | −0.1% | #1,429 of 2,087 |
| 73Belmont County, OH | 38 | 37 | 13.6 | $1.3M | −2.8% | #1,467 of 2,087 |
| 74Lucas County, OH | 38 | 272 | 14.8 | $1.2M | −1.7% | #1,469 of 2,087 |
| 75Jackson County, OH | 38 | 20 | 15.5 | $1.1M | +0.5% | #1,475 of 2,087 |
| 76Ross County, OH | 37 | 45 | 15.1 | $1.2M | −0.8% | #1,498 of 2,087 |
| 77Cuyahoga County, OH | 35 | 934 | 16.8 | $1.1M | −2.3% | #1,566 of 2,087 |
| 78Mahoning County, OH | 32 | 149 | 15.2 | $1.2M | −1.4% | #1,643 of 2,087 |
| 79Erie County, OH | 31 | 53 | 16.3 | $1.2M | −2.9% | #1,668 of 2,087 |
| 80Allen County, OH | 29 | 71 | 17.2 | $1M | −1.2% | #1,742 of 2,087 |
| 81Fayette County, OH | 14 | 67 | 57.8 | $316K | −1.4% | #2,044 of 2,087 |
| Morrow County, OH | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | $26.1M | +3.7% | |
| Henry County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 2.6 | $7.3M | −0.2% | |
| Paulding County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 3.9 | $4.7M | −0.4% | |
| Harrison County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 5.0 | $3.3M | −2.9% | |
| Noble County, OH | Not scored | 1 | 2.2 | $8.2M | +1.3% | |
| Morgan County, OH | Not scored | 2 | 3.5 | $4.8M | −0.9% | |
| Vinton County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 5.6 | $3.1M | −1.2% |
Markets with fewer than 5 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Ohio?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6,256 clothing and shoe stores in Ohio. 2,967 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 2,900 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 13.4% from 2019. Official counts list 6,889 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ohio spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $9.5B a year, or $1,954 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6,256 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 4,863,191 households in Ohio and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ohio compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Ohio has 12.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.5M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Ohio would have about 7,479, against 6,256 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,677 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
Which market in Ohio has the highest market score for clothing and shoe stores?
Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Columbus metro area scores highest, at 76 (high). Among 29 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Mount Vernon area scores highest, at 82 (high). Among 81 scored counties in Ohio, Union County scores highest, at 96 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Ohio scores 61 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #15 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Ohio. It maps the clothing and shoe stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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