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Clothing and shoe stores in Karnes County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Karnes County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,581 of 2,087 scored counties
#102 of 148 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,785 a household
- Spending per listing
- $844K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.1
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,018
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, Karnes County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,581 of 2,087 scored counties and #102 of 148 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,785 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Karnes County spend about $8.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 10 clothing and shoe stores, that is $844K per store, 34% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
There are 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Karnes County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.1, 30% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Karnes County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,577 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Karnes County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Karnes 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 | Karnes County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.1 | 17.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $844K | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,577 | 1,233 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.6% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,785 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $60,214 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $195K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Karnes 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 Karnes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,018+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 4,730
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 748 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $60,214+7.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,318
- Median home value
- $149,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,718
- Daytime population
- 14,949Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 102Karnes County, TX | 35 | 10 | 21.1 | $844K | +1.4% | #1,581 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Karnes 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 laundry38
- Clothing and shoe stores35
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Karnes County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 clothing and shoe stores in Karnes County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Karnes County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $8.4M a year, or $1,785 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $844K 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 4,730 households in Karnes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Karnes County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Karnes County has 21.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $844K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Karnes County would have about 7, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,577 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Karnes County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Karnes County at 15,018 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,730 households. Median household income in Karnes County is $60,214, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 7.3%, 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. Karnes County scores 35 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,581 of 2,087 scored counties.
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