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Clothing and shoe stores in Marion County, OR

How Marion 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,594 of 2,087 scored counties
#22 of 27 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
218
121 chain locations (56%)
Official establishments
130
−13.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$222.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,757 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.2
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
355,777
+2.7% 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

Marion County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,594 of 2,087 scored counties and #22 of 27 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Marion County spend about $222.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,757 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per store, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

There are 218 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Marion County as of September 2026. Of those, 121 are chain locations, or 56%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 17.2 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Marion County was 130 in 2023, down 13.9% from 2019. That is one for every 976 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $881K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Marion County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marion County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Marion 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 Marion County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.213.016.2
Spending per listing$1M$1.4M$1.3M
Households per official establishment9761,6001,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−13.9%−15.1%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,757$1,858$2,055
Median household income$77,351$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score3453

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
151 → 130−13.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,102
Annual payroll, 2023
$43.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
183Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
218121 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
175The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$881K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
355,777+2.7% since 2020
Households
126,870
Median age
38.5
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,181 sq. mi.
People per square mile
296
Median household income
$77,351+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,449
Median home value
$416,400
Jobs located here
170,733
Daytime population
368,513Residents 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 Marion 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
22Marion County, OR3421817.2$1M+2.7%#1,594 of 2,087

Other business types in Marion County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 218 clothing and shoe stores in Marion County. 121 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 130 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 13.9% from 2019. Official counts list 183 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $222.9M a year, or $1,757 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 218 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 126,870 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marion County has 17.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Marion County would have about 175, against 218 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 976 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Marion County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 355,777 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 126,870 households. Median household income in Marion County is $77,351, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.7%, 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. Marion County scores 34 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,594 of 2,087 scored counties.

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