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Clothing and shoe stores in Montague County, TX

The clothing and shoe stores in Montague County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,110 of 2,087 scored counties
#71 of 148 scored counties in Texas

Listings
19
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,740 a household
Spending per listing
$782K
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.3
38% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,966
+9.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 clothing and shoe stores in Montague County. None of them are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 22.3 for every 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Households in Montague County spend about $14.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,740 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 19 clothing and shoe stores, that is $782K per store, 38% 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 Montague County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,846 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 16 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Montague County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Montague County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,110 of 2,087 scored counties and #71 of 148 scored counties in Texas.

How Montague 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 Montague County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureMontague CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.317.616.2
Spending per listing$782K$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,8461,2331,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.6%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,740$1,983$2,055
Median household income$64,545$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4946

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$44K
One-person businesses, 2023
16Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
190 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Montague 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 Montague County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,966+9.6% since 2020
Households
8,538
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
931 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$64,545+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,239
Median home value
$206,400
Jobs located here
4,699
Daytime population
15,436Residents 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 Montague 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
71Montague County, TX491922.3$782K+9.6%#1,110 of 2,087

Other business types in Montague County

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

Questions

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

There are 19 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Montague County as of September 2026. 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. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $14.9M a year, or $1,740 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $782K 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 8,538 households in Montague County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montague County has 22.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $782K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Montague County would have about 12, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,846 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Montague County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Montague County at 21,966 people in 2025, up 9.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,538 households. The median household income in Montague County is $64,545 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. Montague County scores 49 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,110 of 2,087 scored counties.

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