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Clothing and shoe stores in the Washington Court House, OH area
How the Washington Court House, OH area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #512 of 536 scored small-town markets
#29 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio
- Listings
- 67
- 57 chain locations (85%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- −30.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $21.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,829 a household
- Spending per listing
- $316K
- 75% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 57.8
- 3.6 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,552
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, the Washington Court House area has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #512 of 536 scored small-town markets and #29 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 67 clothing and shoe stores in the Washington Court House area. 57 of them (85%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 57.8 per 10,000 households, 3.6 times the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in the Washington Court House area spend about $21.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,829 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $316K of household spending for each store on map listings, 75% below 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 41 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Washington Court House area in 2023, down 30.5% from 2019. That is one for every 282 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Washington Court House area declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Washington Court House 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 | Washington Court House area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 57.8 | 12.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $316K | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 282 | 1,677 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −30.5% | −13.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,829 | $1,954 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $63,275 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41−30.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 475
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6757 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Washington Court House 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 Washington Court House area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,552−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 11,582
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 406 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $63,275+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,611
- Median home value
- $170,700
- Jobs located here
- 10,143
- Daytime population
- 27,287Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Ohio for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Washington Court House area marked.
Top small-town markets in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mount Vernon, OH | 82 | 17 | 7.2 | $2.7M | +1.9% | #20 of 536 |
| 2Sidney, OH | 79 | 13 | 6.9 | $2.8M | −0.2% | #31 of 536 |
| 3Urbana, OH | 76 | 10 | 6.4 | $2.9M | +0.2% | #46 of 536 |
| 4Ashland, OH | 76 | 14 | 6.8 | $2.6M | +0.1% | #49 of 536 |
| 5Marion, OH | 75 | 15 | 6.1 | $2.9M | −0.4% | #56 of 536 |
| 6Coshocton, OH | 75 | 10 | 6.8 | $2.5M | +1.6% | #58 of 536 |
| 7Norwalk, OH | 72 | 17 | 7.2 | $2.5M | −0.4% | #80 of 536 |
| 8Wilmington, OH | 72 | 14 | 8.4 | $2.2M | +0.6% | #81 of 536 |
| 9Van Wert, OH | 72 | 10 | 8.7 | $2.1M | +0.3% | #83 of 536 |
| 10Bellefontaine, OH | 72 | 18 | 9.2 | $2M | +0.4% | #84 of 536 |
| 29Washington Court House, OH | 19 | 67 | 57.8 | $316K | −1.4% | #512 of 536 |
Other business types in the Washington Court House 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 laundry19
- Clothing and shoe stores19
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Washington Court House, OH area?
The Washington Court House area has 67 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 57 of them (85%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 30.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Washington Court House, OH area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $21.2M a year, or $1,829 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $316K 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 11,582 households in the Washington Court House area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Washington Court House, OH area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Washington Court House area has 57.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 3.6 times the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $316K, 75% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Washington Court House area would have about 17, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 282 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 30.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Washington Court House, OH area growing?
Population estimates put the Washington Court House area at 28,552 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,582 households. The median household income in the Washington Court House area is $63,275 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Washington Court House area scores 19 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #512 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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