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Clothing and shoe stores in Hays County, TX
How Hays 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,383 of 2,087 scored counties
#88 of 148 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 294
- 164 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 155
- −7.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $209.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,098 a household
- Spending per listing
- $713K
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.4
- 81% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 304,390
- +24.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 294 clothing and shoe stores in Hays County. Chain locations make up 56% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 29.4 per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Hays County comes to about $209.5M a year: $2,098 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 294 clothing and shoe stores, that is $713K per store, 44% 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.
Official counts show 155 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Hays County in 2023, down 7.2% from 2019. That is one for every 644 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 192 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Hays County.
Population estimates show Hays County grew 24.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Hays County is 41 (lower middle), #1,383 of 2,087 scored counties and #88 of 148 scored counties in Texas.
How Hays 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 | Hays County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.4 | 17.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $713K | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 644 | 1,233 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.2% | −10.6% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +24.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,098 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $89,097 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 167 → 155−7.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,930
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $62.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 192Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 294164 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 165The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Hays 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 Hays County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 304,390+24.8% since 2020
- Households
- 99,849
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 677 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 397
- Median household income
- $89,097+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,554
- Median home value
- $399,800
- Jobs located here
- 86,425
- Daytime population
- 232,827Residents 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 Hays 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 |
| 88Hays County, TX | 41 | 294 | 29.4 | $713K | +24.8% | #1,383 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Hays 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 laundry41
- Clothing and shoe stores41
- Laundromats93
- Dry cleaners80
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Hays County, TX?
Hays County has 294 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 164 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 155 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 7.2% from 2019. Another 192 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hays County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $209.5M a year, or $2,098 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 294 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $713K 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 99,849 households in Hays County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hays County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Hays County has 29.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $713K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Hays County would have about 165, against 294 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 644 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Hays County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hays County at 304,390 people in 2025, up 24.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 99,849 households. The median household income in Hays County is $89,097 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Hays County scores 41 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,383 of 2,087 scored counties.
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