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Clothing and shoe stores in Columbiana County, OH

The clothing and shoe stores in Columbiana County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #634 of 2,087 scored counties
#35 of 81 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
32
9 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$72M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,737 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
77% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.7
52% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
99,377
−2.2% 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 32 clothing and shoe stores in Columbiana County. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 7.7 for every 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Columbiana County comes to about $72M a year: $1,737 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 77% 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.

Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Columbiana County in 2023. That is one for every 5,182 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 35 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Columbiana County declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing and shoe stores, Columbiana County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #634 of 2,087 scored counties and #35 of 81 scored counties in Ohio.

How Columbiana 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 Columbiana County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureColumbiana CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.712.916.2
Spending per listing$2.3M$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishment5,1821,6771,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.4%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,737$1,954$2,055
Median household income$58,180$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6161

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 8
Employees, 2023
47
Annual payroll, 2023
$791K
One-person businesses, 2023
35Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
329 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
57The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
99,377−2.2% since 2020
Households
41,459
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
532 sq. mi.
People per square mile
189
Median household income
$58,180+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,065
Median home value
$151,600
Jobs located here
28,013
Daytime population
85,744Residents 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 Columbiana 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
35Columbiana County, OH61327.7$2.3M−2.2%#634 of 2,087

Other business types in Columbiana County

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

Questions

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

Columbiana County has 32 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 35 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $72M a year, or $1,737 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 41,459 households in Columbiana County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Columbiana County has 7.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.3M, 77% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Columbiana County would have about 57, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,182 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Columbiana County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Columbiana County at 99,377 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,459 households. The median household income in Columbiana County is $58,180 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.3% 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. Columbiana County scores 61 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #634 of 2,087 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Columbiana County

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