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Clothing and shoe stores in Lawrence County, OH

How Lawrence County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #512 of 2,087 scored counties
#28 of 81 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
12
2 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$39.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,728 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
2.6 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.3
67% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
55,710
−4.2% 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 12 clothing and shoe stores in Lawrence County. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 5.3 for every 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Lawrence County comes to about $39.1M a year: $1,728 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 clothing and shoe stores, that is $3.3M per store, 2.6 times 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 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Lawrence County in 2023. That is one for every 7,550 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 40 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Lawrence County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing and shoe stores, Lawrence County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #512 of 2,087 scored counties and #28 of 81 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureLawrence CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.312.916.2
Spending per listing$3.3M$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishment7,5501,6771,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.4%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,728$1,954$2,055
Median household income$58,325$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6561

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$595K
One-person businesses, 2023
40Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
122 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County

Population, 2025 estimate
55,710−4.2% since 2020
Households
22,650
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
453 sq. mi.
People per square mile
125
Median household income
$58,325+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,970
Median home value
$144,000
Jobs located here
13,066
Daytime population
45,023Residents 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 Lawrence 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
28Lawrence County, OH65125.3$3.3M−4.2%#512 of 2,087

Other business types in Lawrence County

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

Questions

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

Lawrence County has 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 40 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $39.1M a year, or $1,728 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 22,650 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lawrence County has 5.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $3.3M, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 31, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,550 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Lawrence County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Lawrence County at 55,710 people in 2025, down 4.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,650 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $58,325 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. Lawrence County scores 65 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #512 of 2,087 scored counties.

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