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Clothing and shoe stores in Bell County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Bell County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #989 of 2,087 scored counties
#62 of 148 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 194
- 92 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 93
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $250.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,762 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.6
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 402,248
- +8.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 194 clothing and shoe stores in Bell County. 92 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 13.6 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Bell County spend about $250.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,762 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 194 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.3M per store, 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 Bell County was 93 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,530 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 290 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $400K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Bell County.
Population estimates put the population change in Bell County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Bell County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #989 of 2,087 scored counties and #62 of 148 scored counties in Texas.
How Bell 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.
| Measure | Bell County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.6 | 17.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,530 | 1,233 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −10.6% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,762 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $68,865 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 93 → 930.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,393
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 290Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 19492 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 197The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $400K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Bell 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 Bell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 402,248+8.0% since 2020
- Households
- 142,305
- Median age
- 34.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,054 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 367
- Median household income
- $68,865+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,513
- Median home value
- $241,000
- Jobs located here
- 118,827
- Daytime population
- 363,152Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Texas, with Bell County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Guadalupe County, TX | 93 | 40 | 6.1 | $3.4M | +15.8% | #13 of 2,087 |
| 2Waller County, TX | 92 | 12 | 6.5 | $3.1M | +21.9% | #15 of 2,087 |
| 3Medina County, TX | 84 | 14 | 7.9 | $2.4M | +11.4% | #96 of 2,087 |
| 4Denton County, TX | 84 | 358 | 9.9 | $2.4M | +16.9% | #97 of 2,087 |
| 5Wise County, TX | 84 | 30 | 11.9 | $1.7M | +21.5% | #99 of 2,087 |
| 6Bastrop County, TX | 81 | 35 | 9.5 | $2.1M | +21.3% | #145 of 2,087 |
| 7Ellis County, TX | 80 | 80 | 11.1 | $1.9M | +24.0% | #163 of 2,087 |
| 8Caldwell County, TX | 79 | 13 | 7.8 | $2.3M | +20.0% | #173 of 2,087 |
| 9Chambers County, TX | 79 | 19 | 11.0 | $2M | +22.6% | #176 of 2,087 |
| 10Wilson County, TX | 79 | 24 | 13.2 | $1.6M | +12.2% | #178 of 2,087 |
| 62Bell County, TX | 52 | 194 | 13.6 | $1.3M | +8.0% | #989 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Bell 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 laundry47
- Clothing and shoe stores52
- Laundromats55
- Dry cleaners42
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Bell County, TX?
There are 194 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Bell County as of September 2026. 92 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 290 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Bell County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $250.7M a year, or $1,762 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 194 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 142,305 households in Bell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bell County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Bell County has 13.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 16% 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, Bell County would have about 197, against 194 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,530 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Bell County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Bell County at 402,248 people in 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 142,305 households. The median household income in Bell County is $68,865 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Bell County scores 52 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #989 of 2,087 scored counties.
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