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Clothing and shoe stores in Ector County, TX
How Ector 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,310 of 2,087 scored counties
#85 of 148 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 119
- 50 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- −12.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $119.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,846 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.4
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 173,801
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 119 clothing and shoe stores in Ector County. 50 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.4, 14% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,846 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Ector County spend about $119.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 119 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1M per store, 21% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 50 businesses with payroll in Ector County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 12.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,291 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 137 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ector County grew 5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Ector County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,310 of 2,087 scored counties and #85 of 148 scored counties in Texas.
How Ector 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 | Ector County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.4 | 17.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,291 | 1,233 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.3% | −10.6% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,846 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $71,536 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 57 → 50−12.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 754
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 137Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11950 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 94The 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 Ector 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 Ector County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 173,801+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 64,563
- Median age
- 32.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 898 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 183
- Median household income
- $71,536+13.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,485
- Median home value
- $200,200
- Jobs located here
- 73,944
- Daytime population
- 162,861Residents 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 Ector 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 |
| 85Ector County, TX | 43 | 119 | 18.4 | $1M | +5.0% | #1,310 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Ector 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 laundry40
- Clothing and shoe stores43
- Laundromats47
- Dry cleaners34
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Ector County, TX?
There are 119 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Ector County as of September 2026. 50 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 12.3% from 2019. Official counts list 137 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ector County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $119.2M a year, or $1,846 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 119 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $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 64,563 households in Ector County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ector County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Ector County has 18.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Ector County would have about 94, against 119 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,291 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Ector County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Ector County at 173,801 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 64,563 households. The median household income in Ector County is $71,536 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.6% 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. Ector County scores 43 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,310 of 2,087 scored counties.
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