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Clothing and shoe stores in Columbia County, OR
The clothing and shoe stores in Columbia County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #366 of 2,087 scored counties
#3 of 27 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 13
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $37.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,785 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 62% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,091
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,785 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Columbia County spend about $37.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $2.9M per store, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Columbia County has 13 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 62% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Columbia County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Columbia County grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Columbia County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #366 of 2,087 scored counties and #3 of 27 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Columbia 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.
| Measure | Columbia County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 13.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,600 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,785 | $1,858 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $87,458 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,091+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 20,928
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 659 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $87,458+40.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,740
- Median home value
- $421,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,194
- Daytime population
- 38,631Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Columbia County marked.
Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Polk County, OR | 81 | 16 | 4.9 | $3.8M | +2.3% | #139 of 2,087 |
| 2Yamhill County, OR | 76 | 28 | 7.1 | $2.6M | +2.2% | #212 of 2,087 |
| 3Columbia County, OR | 70 | 13 | 6.2 | $2.9M | +2.6% | #366 of 2,087 |
| 4Linn County, OR | 67 | 36 | 7.1 | $2.3M | +3.0% | #460 of 2,087 |
| 5Benton County, OR | 67 | 32 | 8.3 | $2.2M | +4.4% | #462 of 2,087 |
| 6Clackamas County, OR | 64 | 169 | 10.3 | $2M | +0.9% | #545 of 2,087 |
| 7Washington County, OR | 64 | 259 | 11.0 | $1.9M | +1.8% | #546 of 2,087 |
| 8Douglas County, OR | 61 | 32 | 6.7 | $2.3M | +0.6% | #631 of 2,087 |
| 9Crook County, OR | 57 | 15 | 13.9 | $1.3M | +10.6% | #802 of 2,087 |
| 10Coos County, OR | 55 | 19 | 6.6 | $2.4M | −1.5% | #843 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 laundry71
- Clothing and shoe stores70
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Columbia County, OR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 clothing and shoe stores in Columbia County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Columbia County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Columbia County, OR spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $37.3M a year, or $1,785 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 20,928 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, OR compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Columbia County has 6.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.9M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Columbia County would have about 29, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Columbia County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 54,091 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,928 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $87,458, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.5%, 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. Columbia County scores 70 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #366 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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