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Clothing and shoe stores in Stark County, OH
The clothing and shoe stores in Stark County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,120 of 2,087 scored counties
#62 of 81 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 194
- 96 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 102
- −8.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $288.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,852 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 373,771
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 194 clothing and shoe stores in Stark County. Of those, 96 are chain locations, or 49%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 12.4 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Stark County spend about $288.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,852 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 17% 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 102 businesses with payroll in Stark County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 8.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,529 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 218 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Stark County.
Population estimates put the population change in Stark County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing and shoe stores, Stark County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,120 of 2,087 scored counties and #62 of 81 scored counties in Ohio.
How Stark 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.
| Measure | Stark County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 12.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,529 | 1,677 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.1% | −13.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,852 | $1,954 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $67,934 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 111 → 102−8.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,349
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 218Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 19496 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 227The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $2.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Stark 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 Stark County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 373,771−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 155,955
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 650
- Median household income
- $67,934+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,996
- Median home value
- $186,400
- Jobs located here
- 161,831
- Daytime population
- 363,748Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Stark County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Union County, OH | 96 | 11 | 4.5 | $5.3M | +16.5% | #2 of 2,087 |
| 2Warren County, OH | 85 | 77 | 8.4 | $2.9M | +5.7% | #77 of 2,087 |
| 3Pickaway County, OH | 85 | 17 | 7.8 | $2.5M | +7.4% | #79 of 2,087 |
| 4Madison County, OH | 84 | 8 | 5.1 | $4.1M | +7.1% | #83 of 2,087 |
| 5Lorain County, OH | 83 | 80 | 6.3 | $3.2M | +3.1% | #107 of 2,087 |
| 6Medina County, OH | 82 | 44 | 6.0 | $3.7M | +1.3% | #122 of 2,087 |
| 7Licking County, OH | 82 | 61 | 8.9 | $2.4M | +3.8% | #133 of 2,087 |
| 8Fairfield County, OH | 80 | 56 | 9.3 | $2.3M | +6.5% | #158 of 2,087 |
| 9Knox County, OH | 76 | 17 | 7.2 | $2.7M | +1.9% | #211 of 2,087 |
| 10Clermont County, OH | 76 | 75 | 8.8 | $2.4M | +3.9% | #216 of 2,087 |
| 62Stark County, OH | 48 | 194 | 12.4 | $1.5M | −0.2% | #1,120 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Stark County
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 laundry46
- Clothing and shoe stores48
- Laundromats50
- Dry cleaners63
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Stark County, OH?
Stark County has 194 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 96 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 102 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 8.1% from 2019. Another 218 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Stark County, OH spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $288.8M a year, or $1,852 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 194 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 155,955 households in Stark County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stark County, OH compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Stark County has 12.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.5M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Stark County would have about 227, against 194 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,529 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Stark County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Stark County at 373,771 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 155,955 households. The median household income in Stark County is $67,934 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. Stark County scores 48 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,120 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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