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Clothing and shoe stores in Gaines County, TX
How Gaines 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 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #503 of 2,087 scored counties
#27 of 148 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,908 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.5
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,956
- +10.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Gaines County spend about $13.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,908 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 30% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Gaines County has 8 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.5, 29% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Gaines County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,732 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Gaines County grew 10.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Gaines County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #503 of 2,087 scored counties and #27 of 148 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Gaines 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 | Gaines County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.5 | 17.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,732 | 1,233 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.6% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,908 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $74,132 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 4
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Gaines 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 Gaines County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,956+10.4% since 2020
- Households
- 6,929
- Median age
- 28.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,502 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $74,132+17.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,123
- Median home value
- $200,700
- Jobs located here
- 6,333
- Daytime population
- 21,202Residents 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 Gaines 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 |
| 27Gaines County, TX | 66 | 8 | 11.5 | $1.7M | +10.4% | #503 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Gaines 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 laundry65
- Clothing and shoe stores66
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Gaines County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 clothing and shoe stores in Gaines County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 19 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Gaines County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $13.2M a year, or $1,908 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 6,929 households in Gaines County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gaines County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Gaines County has 11.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Gaines County would have about 10, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,732 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Gaines County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Gaines County at 23,956 people in 2025, up 10.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,929 households. Median household income in Gaines County is $74,132, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.6%, 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. Gaines County scores 66 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #503 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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