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Clothing and shoe stores in Multnomah County, OR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Multnomah County, OR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,501 of 2,087 scored counties
#19 of 27 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 616
- 192 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 256
- −24.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $685.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,961 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.6
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 795,391
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 616 clothing and shoe stores in Multnomah County. Of those, 192 are chain locations, or 31%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 17.6 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Multnomah County spend about $685.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,961 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 616 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.1M per store, 12% below 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 256 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Multnomah County in 2023, down 24.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,366 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 487 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Multnomah County.
Population estimates show Multnomah County declined 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Multnomah County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,501 of 2,087 scored counties and #19 of 27 scored counties in Oregon.
How Multnomah 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 | Multnomah County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.6 | 13.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.4M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,366 | 1,600 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −24.3% | −15.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,961 | $1,858 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $88,766 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 338 → 256−24.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,320
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $103M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 487Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 616192 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 540The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Multnomah 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 Multnomah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 795,391−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 349,803
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 431 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,860
- Median household income
- $88,766+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $122,099
- Median home value
- $552,700
- Jobs located here
- 522,256
- Daytime population
- 927,649Residents 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 Multnomah 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 |
| 19Multnomah County, OR | 37 | 616 | 17.6 | $1.1M | −2.6% | #1,501 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Multnomah 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 laundry35
- Clothing and shoe stores37
- Laundromats63
- Dry cleaners51
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Multnomah County, OR?
There are 616 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Multnomah County as of September 2026. 192 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 256 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 24.3% from 2019. Official counts list 487 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Multnomah County, OR spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $685.9M a year, or $1,961 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 616 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 349,803 households in Multnomah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Multnomah County, OR compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Multnomah County has 17.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Multnomah County would have about 540, against 616 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,366 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 24.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Multnomah County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Multnomah County at 795,391 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 349,803 households. The median household income in Multnomah County is $88,766 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Multnomah County scores 37 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,501 of 2,087 scored counties.
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