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Clothing and shoe stores in Clackamas County, OR

The clothing and shoe stores in Clackamas County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #545 of 2,087 scored counties
#6 of 27 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
169
82 chain locations (49%)
Official establishments
94
−1.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$341.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,087 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
59% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.3
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
426,280
+0.9% 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

Households in Clackamas County spend about $341.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,087 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 59% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Clackamas County has 169 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 82 are chain locations, or 49%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 10.3 for every 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 94 businesses with payroll in Clackamas County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 1.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,743 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 255 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $338K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Clackamas County.

Population estimates put the population change in Clackamas County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Clackamas County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #545 of 2,087 scored counties and #6 of 27 scored counties in Oregon.

How Clackamas County compares

The same measures for Oregon 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 Clackamas County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureClackamas CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.313.016.2
Spending per listing$2M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,7431,6001,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−1.0%−15.1%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,087$1,858$2,055
Median household income$103,517$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score6453

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
95 → 94−1.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,366
Annual payroll, 2023
$27.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
255Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
16982 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
269The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$338K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
426,280+0.9% since 2020
Households
163,845
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,871 sq. mi.
People per square mile
227
Median household income
$103,517+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$137,183
Median home value
$611,000
Jobs located here
181,774
Daytime population
404,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Oregon

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

Top counties in Oregon

Counties in Oregon ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Polk County, OR81164.9$3.8M+2.3%#139 of 2,087
2Yamhill County, OR76287.1$2.6M+2.2%#212 of 2,087
3Columbia County, OR70136.2$2.9M+2.6%#366 of 2,087
4Linn County, OR67367.1$2.3M+3.0%#460 of 2,087
5Benton County, OR67328.3$2.2M+4.4%#462 of 2,087
6Clackamas County, OR6416910.3$2M+0.9%#545 of 2,087
7Washington County, OR6425911.0$1.9M+1.8%#546 of 2,087
8Douglas County, OR61326.7$2.3M+0.6%#631 of 2,087
9Crook County, OR571513.9$1.3M+10.6%#802 of 2,087
10Coos County, OR55196.6$2.4M−1.5%#843 of 2,087

Other business types in Clackamas County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Clackamas County, OR?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 169 clothing and shoe stores in Clackamas County. 82 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 1.0% from 2019. Another 255 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Clackamas County, OR spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $341.9M a year, or $2,087 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 169 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 163,845 households in Clackamas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clackamas County has 10.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2M, 59% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Clackamas County would have about 269, against 169 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,743 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Clackamas County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Clackamas County at 426,280 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 163,845 households. Median household income in Clackamas County is $103,517, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.6%, 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. Clackamas County scores 64 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #545 of 2,087 scored counties.

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