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Clothing and shoe stores in the Stillwater, OK area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Stillwater, OK area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #425 of 536 scored small-town markets
#11 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma

Listings
64
20 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
32
−8.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$53.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,632 a household
Spending per listing
$832K
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.6
21% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,889
+2.8% 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

For clothing and shoe stores, the Stillwater area has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #425 of 536 scored small-town markets and #11 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 64 clothing and shoe stores in the Stillwater area. 20 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.6, 21% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Households in the Stillwater area spend about $53.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,632 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $832K of household spending for each store on map listings, 35% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Stillwater area was 32 in 2023, down 8.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,019 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Stillwater area grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Stillwater area 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 Stillwater, OK area compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureStillwater areaOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.615.816.2
Spending per listing$832K$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,0191,4471,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.6%−13.9%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,632$1,773$2,055
Median household income$49,809$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score3241

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32−8.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
310
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
42Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6420 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
42The 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 Stillwater 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 Stillwater area

Population, 2025 estimate
83,889+2.8% since 2020
Households
32,609
Median age
32.9
Homes lived in by their owners
51%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
685 sq. mi.
People per square mile
121
Median household income
$49,809+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,380
Median home value
$223,300
Jobs located here
35,589
Daytime population
83,345Residents 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 small-town markets in Oklahoma for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with the Stillwater area marked.

Top small-town markets in Oklahoma

Small-town markets in Oklahoma ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bartlesville, OK583014.3$1.2M+2.7%#203 of 536
2Tahlequah, OK572312.3$1.3M+4.5%#215 of 536
3Miami, OK5586.7$2.3M+0.7%#225 of 536
4Durant, OK542815.2$1.1M+10.9%#242 of 536
5Shawnee, OK444014.9$1.1M+3.5%#321 of 536
6Ada, OK392516.5$1M+1.2%#368 of 536
7Muskogee, OK364115.9$987K+0.7%#394 of 536
8Duncan, OK343922.2$768K+3.4%#413 of 536
9Guymon, OK331116.1$1M−4.5%#417 of 536
10McAlester, OK322815.7$1M−1.1%#421 of 536
11Stillwater, OK326419.6$832K+2.8%#425 of 536

Other business types in the Stillwater area

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Stillwater, OK area?

There are 64 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Stillwater area as of September 2026. 20 of them (31%) 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 8.6% from 2019. Another 42 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Stillwater, OK area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $53.2M a year, or $1,632 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $832K 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 32,609 households in the Stillwater area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Stillwater area has 19.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $832K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Stillwater area would have about 42, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,019 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Stillwater, OK area growing?

Population estimates put the Stillwater area at 83,889 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,609 households. The median household income in the Stillwater area is $49,809 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.7% 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 Stillwater area scores 32 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #425 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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