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Clothing and shoe stores in Fairfield County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 80 out of 100: High

Ranked #158 of 2,087 scored counties
#8 of 81 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
56
26 chain locations (46%)
Official establishments
24
−38.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$129.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,147 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
82% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.3
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
169,752
+6.5% 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

For clothing and shoe stores, Fairfield County has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #158 of 2,087 scored counties and #8 of 81 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing and shoe stores.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 56 clothing and shoe stores in Fairfield County. Chain locations make up 46% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 9.3 per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $2,147 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Fairfield County spend about $129.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $2.3M per store, 82% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in Fairfield County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 38.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,515 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show Fairfield County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Fairfield 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 Fairfield County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureFairfield CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.312.916.2
Spending per listing$2.3M$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,5151,6771,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−38.5%−13.4%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,147$1,954$2,055
Median household income$90,966$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score8061

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
39 → 24−38.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
392
Annual payroll, 2023
$7M
One-person businesses, 2023
74Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5626 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
102The 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 Fairfield 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 Fairfield County

Population, 2025 estimate
169,752+6.5% since 2020
Households
60,357
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
504 sq. mi.
People per square mile
324
Median household income
$90,966+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,298
Median home value
$298,800
Jobs located here
45,097
Daytime population
132,629Residents 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 Fairfield 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

Other business types in Fairfield County

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

Questions

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

There are 56 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Fairfield County as of September 2026. 26 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 38.5% from 2019. Another 74 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $129.6M a year, or $2,147 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 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 60,357 households in Fairfield County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fairfield County has 9.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.3M, 82% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Fairfield County would have about 102, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,515 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 38.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Fairfield County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Fairfield County at 169,752 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,357 households. The median household income in Fairfield County is $90,966 a year, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.6% 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. Fairfield County scores 80 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #158 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 Fairfield County

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