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Clothing and shoe stores in Kay County, OK
The clothing and shoe stores in Kay County, OK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,808 of 2,087 scored counties
#37 of 49 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 30
- 14 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,660 a household
- Spending per listing
- $928K
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.9
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 43,490
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Kay County is 26 (lower middle), #1,808 of 2,087 scored counties and #37 of 49 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,660 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Kay County spend about $27.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $928K per store, 27% 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 30 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Kay County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 47% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.9, 10% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Kay County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 1,290 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Kay County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Kay 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.
| Measure | Kay County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.9 | 15.8 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $928K | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,290 | 1,447 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.9% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,660 | $1,773 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $58,423 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 69
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $996K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3014 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Kay 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 Kay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 43,490−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 16,776
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 920 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $58,423+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,308
- Median home value
- $124,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,500
- Daytime population
- 42,294Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wagoner County, OK | 89 | 14 | 4.5 | $4.3M | +14.6% | #29 of 2,087 |
| 2Logan County, OK | 85 | 15 | 8.4 | $2.4M | +11.5% | #81 of 2,087 |
| 3Canadian County, OK | 84 | 46 | 7.9 | $2.5M | +20.4% | #94 of 2,087 |
| 4Rogers County, OK | 82 | 22 | 6.0 | $3.2M | +7.1% | #124 of 2,087 |
| 5McClain County, OK | 79 | 17 | 10.4 | $1.9M | +18.4% | #177 of 2,087 |
| 6Creek County, OK | 73 | 23 | 8.1 | $2.1M | +4.4% | #293 of 2,087 |
| 7Grady County, OK | 73 | 21 | 10.2 | $1.8M | +7.7% | #303 of 2,087 |
| 8Lincoln County, OK | 69 | 9 | 6.8 | $2.5M | +5.3% | #399 of 2,087 |
| 9Sequoyah County, OK | 68 | 10 | 6.5 | $2.4M | +4.1% | #429 of 2,087 |
| 10Kingfisher County, OK | 67 | 5 | 8.8 | $2M | +4.1% | #466 of 2,087 |
| 37Kay County, OK | 26 | 30 | 17.9 | $928K | −0.3% | #1,808 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Kay 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 laundry24
- Clothing and shoe stores26
- Laundromats13
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Kay County, OK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 clothing and shoe stores in Kay County. 14 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kay County, OK spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $27.9M a year, or $1,660 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $928K 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 16,776 households in Kay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kay County, OK compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Kay County has 17.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $928K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Kay County would have about 22, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,290 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Kay County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Kay County at 43,490 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,776 households. Median household income in Kay County is $58,423, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.8%, 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. Kay County scores 26 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,808 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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