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Clothing and shoe stores in the Lima, OH metro area
How the Lima, OH metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #344 of 387 scored metro areas
#12 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio
- Listings
- 71
- 38 chain locations (54%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- −11.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $74.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,798 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.2
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 100,881
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Lima metro area scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #344 of 387 scored metro areas and #12 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $1,798 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Lima metro area spend about $74.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
The Lima metro area has 71 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 38 are chain locations, or 54%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.2, 6% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Lima metro area in 2023, down 11.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,087 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lima metro area declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Lima metro area 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 | Lima metro area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.2 | 12.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,087 | 1,677 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.6% | −13.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,798 | $1,954 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $64,038 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38−11.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 430
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 69Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7138 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 58The 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 the Lima metro area, 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 the Lima metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 100,881−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 41,295
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 403 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 252
- Median household income
- $64,038+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,511
- Median home value
- $165,300
- Jobs located here
- 49,401
- Daytime population
- 105,788Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Lima metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbus, OH | 76 | 1,150 | 13.3 | $1.6M | +4.7% | #32 of 387 |
| 2Springfield, OH | 68 | 49 | 8.8 | $2M | −0.4% | #69 of 387 |
| 3Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 66 | 429 | 12.5 | $1.6M | +1.5% | #85 of 387 |
| 4Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 65 | 1,301 | 14.3 | $1.4M | +2.7% | #94 of 387 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 61 | 41 | 8.3 | $2M | −3.6% | #121 of 387 |
| 5Cleveland, OH | 58 | 1,226 | 13.2 | $1.5M | −0.8% | #146 of 387 |
| 6Canton-Massillon, OH | 57 | 203 | 12.1 | $1.5M | −0.2% | #155 of 387 |
| 7Akron, OH | 56 | 408 | 13.8 | $1.4M | 0.0% | #165 of 387 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 52 | 63 | 10.9 | $1.6M | −3.6% | #190 of 387 |
| 8Toledo, OH | 49 | 345 | 13.6 | $1.4M | −1.0% | #210 of 387 |
| 12Lima, OH | 24 | 71 | 17.2 | $1M | −1.2% | #344 of 387 |
Other business types in the Lima metro area
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 laundry25
- Clothing and shoe stores24
- Laundromats22
- Dry cleaners22
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Lima, OH metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 71 clothing and shoe stores in the Lima metro area. 38 of them (54%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 11.6% from 2019. Another 69 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Lima, OH metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $74.2M a year, or $1,798 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 71 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $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 41,295 households in the Lima metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lima, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Lima metro area has 17.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Lima metro area would have about 58, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,087 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lima, OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lima metro area at 100,881 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,295 households. Median household income in the Lima metro area is $64,038, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. The Lima metro area scores 24 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #344 of 387 scored metro areas.
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