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Clothing and shoe stores in Josephine County, OR
How Josephine County, OR 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #919 of 2,087 scored counties
#12 of 27 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 31
- 10 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $59.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,623 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 51% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 87,867
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 clothing and shoe stores in Josephine County. 10 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.4, 48% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Josephine County spend about $59.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,623 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 51% above 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 Josephine County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 2,824 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 55 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Josephine County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Josephine County is 53 (upper middle), #919 of 2,087 scored counties and #12 of 27 scored counties in Oregon.
How Josephine 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 | Josephine County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.4 | 13.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,824 | 1,600 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,623 | $1,858 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $60,098 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 112
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 55Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The 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 Josephine 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 Josephine County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 87,867−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 36,715
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,639 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $60,098+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,314
- Median home value
- $404,300
- Jobs located here
- 30,421
- Daytime population
- 87,114Residents 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 Josephine 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 |
| 12Josephine County, OR | 53 | 31 | 8.4 | $1.9M | −0.4% | #919 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Josephine 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 laundry48
- Clothing and shoe stores53
- Laundromats16
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Josephine County, OR?
There are 31 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Josephine County as of September 2026. 10 of them (32%) 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 also show 55 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Josephine County, OR spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $59.6M a year, or $1,623 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 36,715 households in Josephine County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Josephine County, OR compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Josephine County has 8.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.9M, 51% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Josephine County would have about 47, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,824 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Josephine County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Josephine County at 87,867 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,715 households. The median household income in Josephine County is $60,098 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.8% 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. Josephine County scores 53 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #919 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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