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Clothing and shoe stores in Brazos County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,404 of 2,087 scored counties
#89 of 148 scored counties in Texas

Listings
153
83 chain locations (54%)
Official establishments
93
−4.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$161.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,776 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.8
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
249,088
+6.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 153 clothing and shoe stores in Brazos County. Of those, 83 are chain locations, or 54%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 16.8 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Households in Brazos County spend about $161.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,776 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per store, 17% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Brazos County was 93 in 2023, down 4.1% from 2019. That is one for every 979 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 146 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $650K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Brazos County.

Population estimates show Brazos County grew 6.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Brazos County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,404 of 2,087 scored counties and #89 of 148 scored counties in Texas.

How Brazos 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 Brazos County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBrazos CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.817.616.2
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment9791,2331,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.1%−10.6%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,776$1,983$2,055
Median household income$58,553$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4046

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
97 → 93−4.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,246
Annual payroll, 2023
$21.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
146Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
15383 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
127The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$650K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
249,088+6.2% since 2020
Households
91,087
Median age
31.6
Homes lived in by their owners
47%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
586 sq. mi.
People per square mile
413
Median household income
$58,553+19.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,892
Median home value
$296,000
Jobs located here
119,110
Daytime population
263,107Residents 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 Brazos 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
89Brazos County, TX4015316.8$1.1M+6.2%#1,404 of 2,087

Other business types in Brazos County

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

Questions

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

There are 153 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Brazos County as of September 2026. 83 of them (54%) 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, down 4.1% from 2019. Another 146 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $161.8M a year, or $1,776 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 153 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 91,087 households in Brazos County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Brazos County has 16.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Brazos County would have about 127, against 153 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 979 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Brazos County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Brazos County at 249,088 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 91,087 households. The median household income in Brazos County is $58,553 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.1% 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. Brazos County scores 40 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,404 of 2,087 scored counties.

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