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Clothing and shoe stores in Washington County, RI
How Washington County, RI 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #772 of 2,087 scored counties
#4 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 77
- 10 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- −11.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $139.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,663 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.7
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,795
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 77 clothing and shoe stores in Washington County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.7, 9% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $2,663 per household (30% above the U.S. average), households in Washington County spend about $139.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.8M per store, 43% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 46 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,142 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 77 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $800K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Washington County.
Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Washington County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #772 of 2,087 scored counties and #4 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island.
How Washington County compares
The same measures for Rhode Island 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 | Washington County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.7 | 15.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,142 | 1,203 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.5% | −7.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,663 | $2,383 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $106,638 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 52 → 46−11.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 493
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 77Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7710 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 110The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $800K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,7950.0% since 2020
- Households
- 52,549
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 329 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 396
- Median household income
- $106,638+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,741
- Median home value
- $510,800
- Jobs located here
- 55,609
- Daytime population
- 127,343Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Rhode Island market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Rhode Island for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Rhode Island, with Washington County marked.
Top counties in Rhode Island
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bristol County, RI | 67 | 25 | 12.4 | $2.2M | −1.5% | #461 of 2,087 |
| 2Kent County, RI | 64 | 101 | 13.9 | $1.8M | +1.8% | #547 of 2,087 |
| 3Providence County, RI | 60 | 370 | 14.3 | $1.6M | +2.8% | #686 of 2,087 |
| 4Washington County, RI | 57 | 77 | 14.7 | $1.8M | 0.0% | #772 of 2,087 |
| 5Newport County, RI | 25 | 129 | 35.0 | $745K | −2.9% | #1,852 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Washington 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 laundry54
- Clothing and shoe stores57
- Laundromats59
- Dry cleaners71
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Washington County, RI?
There are 77 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Washington County as of September 2026. 10 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 77 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washington County, RI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $139.9M a year, or $2,663 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 52,549 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, RI compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Washington County has 14.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.8M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Washington County would have about 110, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,142 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 129,795 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 52,549 households. The median household income in Washington County is $106,638 a year, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. Washington County scores 57 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #772 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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