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Clothing and shoe stores in the Springfield, OH metro area

The clothing and shoe stores in the Springfield, OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #69 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
49
27 chain locations (55%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$100.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,792 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
61% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.8
46% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
135,340
−0.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 49 clothing and shoe stores in the Springfield metro area. 27 of them (55%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 8.8 per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Households in the Springfield metro area spend about $100.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,792 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per store, 61% 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 11 businesses with payroll in the Springfield metro area classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 5,089 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 46 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Springfield metro area declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Springfield metro area is 68 (upper middle), #69 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Springfield 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Springfield, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureSpringfield metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.812.916.2
Spending per listing$2M$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishment5,0891,6771,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.4%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,792$1,954$2,055
Median household income$63,132$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6861

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11
Employees, 2023
162
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
46Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4927 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
79The 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 Springfield 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 Springfield metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
135,340−0.4% since 2020
Households
55,975
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
396 sq. mi.
People per square mile
341
Median household income
$63,132+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,369
Median home value
$169,900
Jobs located here
47,291
Daytime population
124,677Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Ohio

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 Springfield metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Ohio

Metro areas in Ohio ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Columbus, OH761,15013.3$1.6M+4.7%#32 of 387
2Springfield, OH68498.8$2M−0.4%#69 of 387
3Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH6642912.5$1.6M+1.5%#85 of 387
4Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN651,30114.3$1.4M+2.7%#94 of 387
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH61418.3$2M−3.6%#121 of 387
5Cleveland, OH581,22613.2$1.5M−0.8%#146 of 387
6Canton-Massillon, OH5720312.1$1.5M−0.2%#155 of 387
7Akron, OH5640813.8$1.4M0.0%#165 of 387
Wheeling, WV-OH526310.9$1.6M−3.6%#190 of 387
8Toledo, OH4934513.6$1.4M−1.0%#210 of 387

Other business types in the Springfield metro area

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Springfield, OH metro area?

There are 49 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Springfield metro area as of September 2026. 27 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 46 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Springfield, OH metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $100.3M a year, or $1,792 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $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 55,975 households in the Springfield metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Springfield, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

The Springfield metro area has 8.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2M, 61% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Springfield metro area would have about 79, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,089 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is the Springfield, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Springfield metro area at 135,340 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,975 households. The median household income in the Springfield metro area is $63,132 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. The Springfield metro area scores 68 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #69 of 387 scored metro areas.

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