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Clothing and shoe stores in Ashtabula County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Ashtabula County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #391 of 2,087 scored counties
#20 of 81 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
22
5 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$67.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,722 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
2.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.6
65% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
96,713
−0.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 22 clothing and shoe stores in Ashtabula County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 23%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $1,722 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Ashtabula County spend about $67.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $3.1M per store, 2.4 times 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 5 businesses with payroll in Ashtabula County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 7,849 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 49 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Ashtabula County.

Population estimates show Ashtabula County declined 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Ashtabula County is 69 (upper middle), #391 of 2,087 scored counties and #20 of 81 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Ashtabula County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Ashtabula County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureAshtabula CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.612.916.2
Spending per listing$3.1M$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishment7,8491,6771,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.4%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,722$1,954$2,055
Median household income$57,728$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6961

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 5
Employees, 2023
27
Annual payroll, 2023
$704K
One-person businesses, 2023
49Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
225 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula County

Population, 2025 estimate
96,713−0.8% since 2020
Households
39,245
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
702 sq. mi.
People per square mile
138
Median household income
$57,728+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,486
Median home value
$159,500
Jobs located here
28,465
Daytime population
87,281Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Ashtabula County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Union County, OH96114.5$5.3M+16.5%#2 of 2,087
2Warren County, OH85778.4$2.9M+5.7%#77 of 2,087
3Pickaway County, OH85177.8$2.5M+7.4%#79 of 2,087
4Madison County, OH8485.1$4.1M+7.1%#83 of 2,087
5Lorain County, OH83806.3$3.2M+3.1%#107 of 2,087
6Medina County, OH82446.0$3.7M+1.3%#122 of 2,087
7Licking County, OH82618.9$2.4M+3.8%#133 of 2,087
8Fairfield County, OH80569.3$2.3M+6.5%#158 of 2,087
9Knox County, OH76177.2$2.7M+1.9%#211 of 2,087
10Clermont County, OH76758.8$2.4M+3.9%#216 of 2,087
20Ashtabula County, OH69225.6$3.1M−0.8%#391 of 2,087

Other business types in Ashtabula County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Ashtabula County, OH?

Ashtabula County has 22 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 49 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Ashtabula County, OH spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $67.6M a year, or $1,722 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 39,245 households in Ashtabula County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ashtabula County, OH compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

Ashtabula County has 5.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $3.1M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Ashtabula County would have about 53, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,849 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Ashtabula County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Ashtabula County at 96,713 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 39,245 households. The median household income in Ashtabula County is $57,728 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Ashtabula County scores 69 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #391 of 2,087 scored counties.

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