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Clothing and shoe stores in the Medford, OR metro area
How the Medford, OR metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #291 of 387 scored metro areas
#8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon
- Listings
- 121
- 45 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 71
- −15.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $157M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,706 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 221,795
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 121 clothing and shoe stores in the Medford metro area. Of those, 45 are chain locations, or 37%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.1, 19% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,706 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in the Medford metro area spend about $157M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 2% 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 the Medford metro area was 71 in 2023, down 15.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,296 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 128 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $650K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Medford metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Medford metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Medford metro area scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #291 of 387 scored metro areas and #8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon.
How the Medford metro area 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 | Medford metro area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 13.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,296 | 1,600 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.5% | −15.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,706 | $1,858 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $73,999 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 71−15.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 763
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 128Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12145 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 124The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $650K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Medford metro area, 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 the Medford metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 221,795−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 92,035
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,783 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $73,999+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,011
- Median home value
- $430,200
- Jobs located here
- 90,545
- Daytime population
- 223,934Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Oregon for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Oregon, with the Medford metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Corvallis, OR | 76 | 32 | 8.3 | $2.2M | +4.4% | #30 of 387 |
| 2Albany, OR | 71 | 36 | 7.1 | $2.3M | +3.0% | #51 of 387 |
| 3Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 70 | 1,224 | 12.1 | $1.7M | +1.0% | #60 of 387 |
| 4Grants Pass, OR | 60 | 31 | 8.4 | $1.9M | −0.4% | #124 of 387 |
| 5Bend, OR | 55 | 170 | 16.3 | $1.2M | +7.0% | #175 of 387 |
| 6Eugene-Springfield, OR | 54 | 166 | 10.3 | $1.6M | −0.7% | #177 of 387 |
| 7Salem, OR | 40 | 234 | 14.6 | $1.2M | +2.7% | #268 of 387 |
| 8Medford, OR | 35 | 121 | 13.1 | $1.3M | −0.9% | #291 of 387 |
Other business types in the Medford metro area
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 laundry36
- Clothing and shoe stores35
- Laundromats36
- Dry cleaners62
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Medford, OR metro area?
The Medford metro area has 121 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 45 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 15.5% from 2019. Official counts list 128 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Medford, OR metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $157M a year, or $1,706 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 121 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 92,035 households in the Medford metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Medford, OR metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Medford metro area has 13.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Medford metro area would have about 124, against 121 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,296 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Medford, OR metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Medford metro area at 221,795 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 92,035 households. The median household income in the Medford metro area is $73,999 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.5% 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. The Medford metro area scores 35 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #291 of 387 scored metro areas.
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