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Clothing and shoe stores in Denton County, TX
The clothing and shoe stores in Denton County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #97 of 2,087 scored counties
#4 of 148 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 358
- 196 chain locations (55%)
- Official establishments
- 152
- −12.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $855.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,374 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 88% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,069,346
- +16.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Denton County is 84 (high), #97 of 2,087 scored counties and #4 of 148 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing and shoe stores.
At $2,374 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in Denton County spend about $855.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 88% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Denton County has 358 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 55% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 9.9 for every 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 152 businesses with payroll in Denton County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 12.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,371 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Denton County. Population estimates show Denton County grew 16.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Denton 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 | Denton County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 17.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,371 | 1,233 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.6% | −10.6% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,374 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $111,498 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 174 → 152−12.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,835
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $33.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,019Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 358196 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 673The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $2.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Denton 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 Denton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,069,346+16.9% since 2020
- Households
- 360,392
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 878 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,115
- Median household income
- $111,498+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,847
- Median home value
- $437,200
- Jobs located here
- 321,359
- Daytime population
- 759,111Residents 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 Denton 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 |
Other business types in Denton 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 laundry80
- Clothing and shoe stores84
- Laundromats94
- Dry cleaners51
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Denton County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 358 clothing and shoe stores in Denton County. 196 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 152 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 12.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,019 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Denton County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $855.6M a year, or $2,374 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 358 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 360,392 households in Denton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Denton County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Denton County has 9.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.4M, 88% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Denton County would have about 673, against 358 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,371 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Denton County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Denton County at 1,069,346 people in 2025, up 16.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 360,392 households. Median household income in Denton County is $111,498, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. Denton County scores 84 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #97 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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