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Clothing and shoe stores in the Midland, TX metro area

How the Midland, TX metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #235 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas

Listings
154
76 chain locations (49%)
Official establishments
87
−7.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$150.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,165 a household
Spending per listing
$979K
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.1
36% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
193,139
+9.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 154 clothing and shoe stores in the Midland metro area. Chain locations make up 49% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 22.1 per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Households in the Midland metro area spend about $150.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,165 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 154 clothing and shoe stores, that is $979K per store, 23% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Midland metro area was 87 in 2023, down 7.6% from 2019. That is one for every 800 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 144 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in the Midland metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +9.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Midland metro area scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #235 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas.

How the Midland 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Midland, TX metro area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureMidland metro areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.117.616.2
Spending per listing$979K$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment8001,2331,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.6%−10.6%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.8%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,165$1,983$2,055
Median household income$92,952$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4546

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
87−7.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
935
Annual payroll, 2023
$21.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
144Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
15476 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
119The 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 the Midland 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 Midland metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
193,139+9.8% since 2020
Households
69,624
Median age
34.0
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,815 sq. mi.
People per square mile
99
Median household income
$92,952+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,045
Median home value
$309,400
Jobs located here
119,441
Daytime population
214,353Residents 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 metro areas in Texas for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Midland metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Texas

Metro areas in Texas ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX711,56215.8$1.4M+14.0%#58 of 387
2San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX601,45915.1$1.3M+9.5%#135 of 387
3Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX594,55817.1$1.2M+10.3%#143 of 387
4Killeen-Temple, TX5823213.1$1.4M+7.2%#152 of 387
5Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX585,08917.6$1.2M+10.6%#154 of 387
6Sherman-Denison, TX5610218.5$1M+12.8%#170 of 387
7Midland, TX4515422.1$979K+9.8%#235 of 387
8Odessa, TX4211918.4$1M+5.0%#256 of 387
9College Station-Bryan, TX4116415.5$1.1M+6.9%#263 of 387
10Corpus Christi, TX3927816.5$1.1M+1.1%#272 of 387

Other business types in the Midland metro area

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Midland, TX metro area?

The Midland metro area has 154 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 76 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 87 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 7.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 144 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $150.7M a year, or $2,165 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 154 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $979K 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 69,624 households in the Midland metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Midland metro area has 22.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $979K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Midland metro area would have about 119, against 154 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 800 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 the Midland, TX metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Midland metro area at 193,139 people in 2025, up 9.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,624 households. The median household income in the Midland metro area is $92,952 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.5% 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 Midland metro area scores 45 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #235 of 387 scored metro areas.

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