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Clothing and shoe stores in Gallia County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,003 of 2,087 scored counties
#55 of 81 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
10
5 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$20M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,721 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
57% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.6
47% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,072
−0.5% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Gallia County comes to about $20M a year: $1,721 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per store, 57% above 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 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Gallia County as of September 2026. 5 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 8.6 for every 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Gallia County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Gallia County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Gallia County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,003 of 2,087 scored counties and #55 of 81 scored counties in Ohio.

How Gallia 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 Gallia County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureGallia CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.612.916.2
Spending per listing$2M$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,6771,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.4%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,721$1,954$2,055
Median household income$56,830$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5161

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
15Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
105 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Gallia 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 Gallia County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,072−0.5% since 2020
Households
11,614
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
467 sq. mi.
People per square mile
62
Median household income
$56,830+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,972
Median home value
$155,600
Jobs located here
10,879
Daytime population
28,500Residents 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 Gallia 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
55Gallia County, OH51108.6$2M−0.5%#1,003 of 2,087

Other business types in Gallia County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 clothing and shoe stores in Gallia County. 5 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Gallia County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $20M a year, or $1,721 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 11,614 households in Gallia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gallia County has 8.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2M, 57% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Gallia County would have about 16, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is Gallia County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Gallia County at 29,072 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,614 households. Median household income in Gallia County is $56,830, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.7%, 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. Gallia County scores 51 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #1,003 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 Gallia County

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