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Clothing and shoe stores in Stephens County, OK
How Stephens County, OK compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,755 of 2,087 scored counties
#35 of 49 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 39
- 12 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,706 a household
- Spending per listing
- $768K
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.2
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,310
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Stephens County is 29 (lower middle), #1,755 of 2,087 scored counties and #35 of 49 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 39 clothing and shoe stores in Stephens County. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.2, 37% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Stephens County spend about $30M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,706 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 39 clothing and shoe stores, that is $768K per store, 40% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Stephens County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 1,033 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show Stephens County grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Stephens 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 | Stephens County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.2 | 15.8 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $768K | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,033 | 1,447 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.9% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,706 | $1,773 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $61,620 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 121
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 28Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3912 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Stephens 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 Stephens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,310+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 17,567
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 870 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $61,620+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,051
- Median home value
- $145,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,578
- Daytime population
- 41,720Residents 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 |
| 35Stephens County, OK | 29 | 39 | 22.2 | $768K | +3.4% | #1,755 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Stephens 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 laundry28
- Clothing and shoe stores29
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners19
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Stephens County, OK?
Stephens County has 39 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 28 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Stephens County, OK spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $30M 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 39 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $768K 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 17,567 households in Stephens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stephens County, OK compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Stephens County has 22.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $768K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Stephens County would have about 24, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,033 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Stephens County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Stephens County at 44,310 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,567 households. The median household income in Stephens County is $61,620 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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. Stephens County scores 29 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,755 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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