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Clothing and shoe stores in Lane County, OR

How Lane 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,182 of 2,087 scored counties
#15 of 27 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
166
71 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
85
+1.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$268.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,674 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.3
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
381,584
−0.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 166 clothing and shoe stores in Lane County. 71 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.3, 36% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Households in Lane County spend about $268.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,674 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 166 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.6M per store, 27% 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.

Official counts show 85 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Lane County in 2023, up 1.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,888 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 198 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $310K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Lane County.

Population estimates show Lane County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing and shoe stores, Lane County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,182 of 2,087 scored counties and #15 of 27 scored counties in Oregon.

How Lane 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 Lane County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureLane CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.313.016.2
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,8881,6001,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+1.2%−15.1%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,674$1,858$2,055
Median household income$71,544$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score4653

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
84 → 85+1.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,151
Annual payroll, 2023
$23.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
198Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
16671 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
211The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$310K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
381,584−0.7% since 2020
Households
160,445
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
4,554 sq. mi.
People per square mile
84
Median household income
$71,544+36.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,524
Median home value
$430,600
Jobs located here
156,880
Daytime population
382,221Residents 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 Lane 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
15Lane County, OR4616610.3$1.6M−0.7%#1,182 of 2,087

Other business types in Lane County

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

Questions

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

Lane County has 166 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 71 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 85 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, up 1.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 198 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $268.6M a year, or $1,674 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 166 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 160,445 households in Lane County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lane 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 $1.6M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Lane County would have about 211, against 166 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,888 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Lane County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Lane County at 381,584 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 160,445 households. The median household income in Lane County is $71,544 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.5% 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. Lane County scores 46 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,182 of 2,087 scored counties.

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