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Clothing and shoe stores in Brazoria County, TX

The clothing and shoe stores in Brazoria County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #555 of 2,087 scored counties
#35 of 148 scored counties in Texas

Listings
213
110 chain locations (52%)
Official establishments
92
−19.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$293.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,193 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.9
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
419,080
+12.2% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Brazoria County comes to about $293.6M a year: $2,193 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 8% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

There are 213 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Brazoria County as of September 2026. Of those, 110 are chain locations, or 52%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 15.9 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts show 92 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Brazoria County in 2023, down 19.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,455 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 411 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $223K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Brazoria County.

Population estimates put the population change in Brazoria County from 2020 to 2025 at +12.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Brazoria County is 64 (upper middle), #555 of 2,087 scored counties and #35 of 148 scored counties in Texas.

How Brazoria 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 Brazoria County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBrazoria CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.917.616.2
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,4551,2331,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−19.3%−10.6%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,193$1,983$2,055
Median household income$97,993$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score6446

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
114 → 92−19.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,406
Annual payroll, 2023
$23.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
411Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
213110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
231The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$223K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
419,080+12.2% since 2020
Households
133,898
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,363 sq. mi.
People per square mile
287
Median household income
$97,993+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$123,089
Median home value
$301,600
Jobs located here
117,920
Daytime population
327,128Residents 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 Brazoria 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
35Brazoria County, TX6421315.9$1.4M+12.2%#555 of 2,087

Other business types in Brazoria County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 213 clothing and shoe stores in Brazoria County. 110 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 92 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 19.3% from 2019. Another 411 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $293.6M a year, or $2,193 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 213 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per store. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 133,898 households in Brazoria County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Brazoria County has 15.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Brazoria County would have about 231, against 213 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,455 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Brazoria County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Brazoria County at 419,080 people in 2025, up 12.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 133,898 households. Median household income in Brazoria County is $97,993, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. Brazoria County scores 64 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #555 of 2,087 scored counties.

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