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Clothing and shoe stores in Bastrop County, TX

How Bastrop County, TX 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 81 out of 100: High

Ranked #145 of 2,087 scored counties
#6 of 148 scored counties in Texas

Listings
35
7 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$73.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,991 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
65% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.5
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
118,908
+21.3% 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

Bastrop County scores 81 (high) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #145 of 2,087 scored counties and #6 of 148 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing and shoe stores.

As of September 2026, map listings count 35 clothing and shoe stores in Bastrop County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 20%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 9.5 for every 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Households in Bastrop County spend about $73.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,991 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 35 clothing and shoe stores, that is $2.1M per store, 65% 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 13 businesses with payroll in Bastrop County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 2,836 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bastrop County grew 21.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Bastrop County compares

The same measures for Texas 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 Bastrop County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBastrop CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.517.616.2
Spending per listing$2.1M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,8361,2331,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.6%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+21.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,991$1,983$2,055
Median household income$86,226$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score8146

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 13
Employees, 2023
219
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
55Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
357 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
118,908+21.3% since 2020
Households
36,868
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
888 sq. mi.
People per square mile
120
Median household income
$86,226+33.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,668
Median home value
$314,800
Jobs located here
20,875
Daytime population
80,305Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Texas, with Bastrop County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Guadalupe County, TX93406.1$3.4M+15.8%#13 of 2,087
2Waller County, TX92126.5$3.1M+21.9%#15 of 2,087
3Medina County, TX84147.9$2.4M+11.4%#96 of 2,087
4Denton County, TX843589.9$2.4M+16.9%#97 of 2,087
5Wise County, TX843011.9$1.7M+21.5%#99 of 2,087
6Bastrop County, TX81359.5$2.1M+21.3%#145 of 2,087
7Ellis County, TX808011.1$1.9M+24.0%#163 of 2,087
8Caldwell County, TX79137.8$2.3M+20.0%#173 of 2,087
9Chambers County, TX791911.0$2M+22.6%#176 of 2,087
10Wilson County, TX792413.2$1.6M+12.2%#178 of 2,087

Other business types in Bastrop County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Bastrop County, TX?

Bastrop County has 35 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 55 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Bastrop County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $73.4M a year, or $1,991 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 36,868 households in Bastrop County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bastrop County has 9.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.1M, 65% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Bastrop County would have about 58, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,836 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Bastrop County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Bastrop County at 118,908 people in 2025, up 21.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 36,868 households. The median household income in Bastrop County is $86,226 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.5% 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. Bastrop County scores 81 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #145 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 Bastrop County

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