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Clothing and shoe stores in Erie County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Erie County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,668 of 2,087 scored counties
#79 of 81 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 53
- 30 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- −8.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $61.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,886 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 73,296
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Erie County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,668 of 2,087 scored counties and #79 of 81 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 53 clothing and shoe stores in Erie County. Of those, 30 are chain locations, or 57%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.3, in line with the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,886 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Erie County spend about $61.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.2M per store, 9% below 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 31 businesses with payroll in Erie County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 8.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,048 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $45K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Erie County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Erie County declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Erie 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 | Erie County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.3 | 12.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,048 | 1,677 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.8% | −13.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,886 | $1,954 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $71,993 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 31−8.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 347
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 42Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5330 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $45K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Erie 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 Erie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 73,296−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 32,482
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 251 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 297
- Median household income
- $71,993+32.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,098
- Median home value
- $199,700
- Jobs located here
- 33,836
- Daytime population
- 74,660Residents 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 Erie 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 |
| 79Erie County, OH | 31 | 53 | 16.3 | $1.2M | −2.9% | #1,668 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Erie 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 stores31
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Erie County, OH?
Erie County has 53 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 30 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 8.8% from 2019. Official counts list 42 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Erie County, OH spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $61.3M a year, or $1,886 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 32,482 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Erie County, OH compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Erie County has 16.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Erie County would have about 48, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,048 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Erie County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Erie County at 73,296 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 32,482 households. The median household income in Erie County is $71,993 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.8% 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. Erie County scores 31 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,668 of 2,087 scored counties.
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