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Clothing and shoe stores in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area
The clothing and shoe stores in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #152 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 232
- 105 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 117
- +5.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $314.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,771 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 511,497
- +7.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 232 clothing and shoe stores in the Killeen-Temple metro area. 105 of them (45%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 13.1 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,771 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in the Killeen-Temple metro area spend about $314.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 7% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Killeen-Temple metro area was 117 in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,519 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 370 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $400K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Killeen-Temple metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Killeen-Temple metro area grew 7.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Killeen-Temple metro area is 58 (upper middle), #152 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas.
How the Killeen-Temple metro area 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 | Killeen-Temple metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 17.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,519 | 1,233 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.6% | −10.6% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,771 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $69,923 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 117+5.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,598
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 370Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 232105 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 248The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $400K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Killeen-Temple metro area, 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 the Killeen-Temple metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 511,497+7.2% since 2020
- Households
- 177,681
- Median age
- 34.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,819 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 175
- Median household income
- $69,923+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,546
- Median home value
- $234,500
- Jobs located here
- 138,696
- Daytime population
- 455,396Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Killeen-Temple metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 71 | 1,562 | 15.8 | $1.4M | +14.0% | #58 of 387 |
| 2San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 60 | 1,459 | 15.1 | $1.3M | +9.5% | #135 of 387 |
| 3Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 59 | 4,558 | 17.1 | $1.2M | +10.3% | #143 of 387 |
| 4Killeen-Temple, TX | 58 | 232 | 13.1 | $1.4M | +7.2% | #152 of 387 |
| 5Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 58 | 5,089 | 17.6 | $1.2M | +10.6% | #154 of 387 |
| 6Sherman-Denison, TX | 56 | 102 | 18.5 | $1M | +12.8% | #170 of 387 |
| 7Midland, TX | 45 | 154 | 22.1 | $979K | +9.8% | #235 of 387 |
| 8Odessa, TX | 42 | 119 | 18.4 | $1M | +5.0% | #256 of 387 |
| 9College Station-Bryan, TX | 41 | 164 | 15.5 | $1.1M | +6.9% | #263 of 387 |
| 10Corpus Christi, TX | 39 | 278 | 16.5 | $1.1M | +1.1% | #272 of 387 |
Other business types in the Killeen-Temple metro area
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 laundry52
- Clothing and shoe stores58
- Laundromats42
- Dry cleaners35
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area?
The Killeen-Temple metro area has 232 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 105 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 117 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019. Official counts list 370 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $314.6M a year, or $1,771 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 232 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 177,681 households in the Killeen-Temple metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Killeen-Temple metro area has 13.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Killeen-Temple metro area would have about 248, against 232 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,519 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Killeen-Temple metro area at 511,497 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 177,681 households. The median household income in the Killeen-Temple metro area is $69,923 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.6% 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. The Killeen-Temple metro area scores 58 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #152 of 387 scored metro areas.
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