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Clothing and shoe stores in Wood County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Wood County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #572 of 2,087 scored counties
#32 of 81 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
55
32 chain locations (58%)
Official establishments
32
−20.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$108.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,001 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
55% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.1
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
134,176
+1.5% 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 55 clothing and shoe stores in Wood County. 32 of them (58%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.1, 38% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $2,001 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Wood County spend about $108.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 55% 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 32 businesses with payroll in Wood County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,696 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 63 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Wood County.

Population estimates show Wood County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Wood County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #572 of 2,087 scored counties and #32 of 81 scored counties in Ohio.

How Wood 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 Wood County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureWood CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.112.916.2
Spending per listing$2M$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,6961,6771,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−20.0%−13.4%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,001$1,954$2,055
Median household income$74,216$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6361

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
40 → 32−20.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
363
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
63Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5532 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
85The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Wood 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 Wood County

Population, 2025 estimate
134,176+1.5% since 2020
Households
54,257
Median age
38.6
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
617 sq. mi.
People per square mile
214
Median household income
$74,216+19.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,807
Median home value
$227,600
Jobs located here
73,615
Daytime population
145,891Residents 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 Wood 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
32Wood County, OH635510.1$2M+1.5%#572 of 2,087

Other business types in Wood County

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

Questions

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

Wood County has 55 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 32 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 20.0% from 2019. Official counts list 63 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $108.6M a year, or $2,001 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 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 54,257 households in Wood County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wood County has 10.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2M, 55% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Wood County would have about 85, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,696 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Wood County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Wood County at 134,176 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,257 households. The median household income in Wood County is $74,216 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.0% 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. Wood County scores 63 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #572 of 2,087 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Wood County

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