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Clothing and shoe stores in Midland County, TX

How Midland 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,204 of 2,087 scored counties
#79 of 148 scored counties in Texas

Listings
152
76 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
85
−7.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$146.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,167 a household
Spending per listing
$965K
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.5
39% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
187,855
+10.0% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Midland County comes to about $146.6M a year: $2,167 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 152 clothing and shoe stores, that is $965K per store, 24% 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 152 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Midland County as of September 2026. Of those, 76 are chain locations, or 50%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 22.5 for every 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Midland County was 85 in 2023, down 7.6% from 2019. That is one for every 796 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 139 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Midland County grew 10.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Midland County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,204 of 2,087 scored counties and #79 of 148 scored counties in Texas.

How Midland 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 Midland County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureMidland CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.517.616.2
Spending per listing$965K$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment7961,2331,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.6%−10.6%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,167$1,983$2,055
Median household income$92,874$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4646

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
92 → 85−7.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
932
Annual payroll, 2023
$21.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
139Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
15276 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
115The 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 Midland 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 Midland County

Population, 2025 estimate
187,855+10.0% since 2020
Households
67,651
Median age
33.9
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
900 sq. mi.
People per square mile
194
Median household income
$92,874+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,248
Median home value
$312,700
Jobs located here
117,352
Daytime population
208,899Residents 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 Midland 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
79Midland County, TX4615222.5$965K+10.0%#1,204 of 2,087

Other business types in Midland County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 152 clothing and shoe stores in Midland County. 76 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 85 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 7.6% from 2019. Official counts list 139 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $146.6M a year, or $2,167 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 152 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $965K 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 67,651 households in Midland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Midland County has 22.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $965K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Midland County would have about 115, against 152 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 796 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Midland County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Midland County at 187,855 people in 2025, up 10.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,651 households. Median household income in Midland County is $92,874, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.9%, 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. Midland County scores 46 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,204 of 2,087 scored counties.

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