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Clothing and shoe stores in Cuyahoga County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Cuyahoga County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,566 of 2,087 scored counties
#77 of 81 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 934
- 479 chain locations (51%)
- Official establishments
- 460
- −10.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,913 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.8
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,232,925
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,913 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Cuyahoga County spend about $1.1B a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.1M per store, 11% 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 934 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Cuyahoga County as of September 2026. Of those, 479 are chain locations, or 51%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.8, 4% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 460 businesses with payroll in Cuyahoga County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 10.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,206 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 921 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $960K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Cuyahoga County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cuyahoga County declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing and shoe stores, Cuyahoga County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,566 of 2,087 scored counties and #77 of 81 scored counties in Ohio.
How Cuyahoga 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.
| Measure | Cuyahoga County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.8 | 12.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,206 | 1,677 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.7% | −13.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,913 | $1,954 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $64,468 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 515 → 460−10.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,134
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $120.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 921Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 934479 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 835The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $960K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,232,925−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 554,551
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 457 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,725
- Median household income
- $64,468+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,344
- Median home value
- $195,400
- Jobs located here
- 751,187
- Daytime population
- 1,420,605Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Cuyahoga County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| 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 |
| 77Cuyahoga County, OH | 35 | 934 | 16.8 | $1.1M | −2.3% | #1,566 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Cuyahoga 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 laundry33
- Clothing and shoe stores35
- Laundromats62
- Dry cleaners28
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Cuyahoga County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 934 clothing and shoe stores in Cuyahoga County. 479 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 460 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 10.7% from 2019. Another 921 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Cuyahoga County, OH spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1.1B a year, or $1,913 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 934 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 554,551 households in Cuyahoga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cuyahoga County, OH compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Cuyahoga County has 16.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Cuyahoga County would have about 835, against 934 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,206 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Cuyahoga County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Cuyahoga County at 1,232,925 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 554,551 households. Median household income in Cuyahoga County is $64,468, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.0%, 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. Cuyahoga County scores 35 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,566 of 2,087 scored counties.
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