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Clothing and shoe stores in Custer County, OK

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 15 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,031 of 2,087 scored counties
#48 of 49 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
32
8 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,706 a household
Spending per listing
$589K
54% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
29.0
79% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,175
−1.0% 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

The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Custer County is 15 (low), #2,031 of 2,087 scored counties and #48 of 49 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Custer County comes to about $18.8M a year: $1,706 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $589K of household spending for each store on map listings, 54% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

There are 32 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Custer County as of September 2026. 8 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 29.0 for every 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Custer County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 789 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $65K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Custer County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Custer County declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Custer County compares

The same measures for Oklahoma 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 Custer County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureCuster CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households29.015.816.2
Spending per listing$589K$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment7891,4471,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.9%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,706$1,773$2,055
Median household income$59,738$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score1541

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 14
Employees, 2023
59
Annual payroll, 2023
$999K
One-person businesses, 2023
22Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
328 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$65K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
28,175−1.0% since 2020
Households
11,044
Median age
33.9
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
989 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$59,738+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,426
Median home value
$181,500
Jobs located here
11,641
Daytime population
29,671Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Custer County marked.

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wagoner County, OK89144.5$4.3M+14.6%#29 of 2,087
2Logan County, OK85158.4$2.4M+11.5%#81 of 2,087
3Canadian County, OK84467.9$2.5M+20.4%#94 of 2,087
4Rogers County, OK82226.0$3.2M+7.1%#124 of 2,087
5McClain County, OK791710.4$1.9M+18.4%#177 of 2,087
6Creek County, OK73238.1$2.1M+4.4%#293 of 2,087
7Grady County, OK732110.2$1.8M+7.7%#303 of 2,087
8Lincoln County, OK6996.8$2.5M+5.3%#399 of 2,087
9Sequoyah County, OK68106.5$2.4M+4.1%#429 of 2,087
10Kingfisher County, OK6758.8$2M+4.1%#466 of 2,087
48Custer County, OK153229.0$589K−1.0%#2,031 of 2,087

Other business types in Custer County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Custer County, OK?

As of September 2026, map listings count 32 clothing and shoe stores in Custer County. 8 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 22 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Custer County, OK spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $18.8M a year, or $1,706 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $589K 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 11,044 households in Custer County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Custer County has 29.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $589K, 54% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Custer County would have about 15, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 789 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Custer County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Custer County at 28,175 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,044 households. Median household income in Custer County is $59,738, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.7%, 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. Custer County scores 15 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #2,031 of 2,087 scored counties.

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