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Clothing and shoe stores in Lincoln County, OR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 13 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,047 of 2,087 scored counties
#26 of 27 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
59
32 chain locations (54%)
Official establishments
33
−17.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$36.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,598 a household
Spending per listing
$626K
51% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.5
57% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
50,636
+0.3% 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, Lincoln County has a Groundwork market score of 13 (low): #2,047 of 2,087 scored counties and #26 of 27 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Lincoln County comes to about $36.9M a year: $1,598 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 59 clothing and shoe stores, that is $626K per store, 51% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Lincoln County has 59 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 32 are chain locations, or 54%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 25.5 for every 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Lincoln County was 33 in 2023, down 17.5% from 2019. That is one for every 700 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $354K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Lincoln County. Population estimates show Lincoln County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.513.016.2
Spending per listing$626K$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment7001,6001,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−17.5%−15.1%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,598$1,858$2,055
Median household income$63,165$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score1353

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
40 → 33−17.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
326
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
25Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5932 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
1
Amount
$354K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
50,636+0.3% since 2020
Households
23,115
Median age
51.6
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
981 sq. mi.
People per square mile
52
Median household income
$63,165+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,183
Median home value
$410,800
Jobs located here
16,986
Daytime population
46,905Residents 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 Lincoln 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
26Lincoln County, OR135925.5$626K+0.3%#2,047 of 2,087

Other business types in Lincoln County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 59 clothing and shoe stores in Lincoln County. 32 of them (54%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 17.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $36.9M a year, or $1,598 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $626K 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 23,115 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lincoln County has 25.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $626K, 51% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 29, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 700 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Lincoln County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Lincoln County at 50,636 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,115 households. Median household income in Lincoln County is $63,165, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Lincoln County scores 13 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #2,047 of 2,087 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Lincoln County

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