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Clothing and shoe stores in Lubbock County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Lubbock County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,608 of 2,087 scored counties
#106 of 148 scored counties in Texas

Listings
263
121 chain locations (46%)
Official establishments
129
−9.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$225.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,787 a household
Spending per listing
$858K
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.8
28% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
328,906
+5.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For clothing and shoe stores, Lubbock County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,608 of 2,087 scored counties and #106 of 148 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Lubbock County spend about $225.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,787 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $858K per store, 32% 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 263 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Lubbock County as of September 2026. Of those, 121 are chain locations, or 46%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.8, 28% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Lubbock County was 129 in 2023, down 9.8% from 2019. That is one for every 978 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $190K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Lubbock County. Population estimates show Lubbock County grew 5.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Lubbock 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Lubbock County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureLubbock CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.817.616.2
Spending per listing$858K$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment9781,2331,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.8%−10.6%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,787$1,983$2,055
Median household income$64,155$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3446

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
143 → 129−9.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,873
Annual payroll, 2023
$43.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
224Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
263121 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
178The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$190K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Lubbock 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 Lubbock County

Population, 2025 estimate
328,906+5.6% since 2020
Households
126,225
Median age
34.2
Homes lived in by their owners
56%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
896 sq. mi.
People per square mile
356
Median household income
$64,155+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,750
Median home value
$214,100
Jobs located here
164,092
Daytime population
331,188Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Texas, with Lubbock County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Guadalupe County, TX93406.1$3.4M+15.8%#13 of 2,087
2Waller County, TX92126.5$3.1M+21.9%#15 of 2,087
3Medina County, TX84147.9$2.4M+11.4%#96 of 2,087
4Denton County, TX843589.9$2.4M+16.9%#97 of 2,087
5Wise County, TX843011.9$1.7M+21.5%#99 of 2,087
6Bastrop County, TX81359.5$2.1M+21.3%#145 of 2,087
7Ellis County, TX808011.1$1.9M+24.0%#163 of 2,087
8Caldwell County, TX79137.8$2.3M+20.0%#173 of 2,087
9Chambers County, TX791911.0$2M+22.6%#176 of 2,087
10Wilson County, TX792413.2$1.6M+12.2%#178 of 2,087
106Lubbock County, TX3426320.8$858K+5.6%#1,608 of 2,087

Other business types in Lubbock County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Lubbock County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 263 clothing and shoe stores in Lubbock County. 121 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 129 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 9.8% from 2019. Another 224 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Lubbock County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $225.6M a year, or $1,787 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 263 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $858K 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 126,225 households in Lubbock County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lubbock County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

Lubbock County has 20.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $858K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Lubbock County would have about 178, against 263 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 978 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Lubbock County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Lubbock County at 328,906 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 126,225 households. Median household income in Lubbock County is $64,155, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.4%, 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. Lubbock County scores 34 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,608 of 2,087 scored counties.

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