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Clothing and shoe stores in Orange County, TX
How Orange 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #874 of 2,087 scored counties
#55 of 148 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 48
- 13 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $60.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,872 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.8
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 86,266
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Orange County comes to about $60.7M a year: $1,872 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 48 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.3M per store, in line with 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 48 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Orange County as of September 2026. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 27%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 14.8 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Orange County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 2,703 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 85 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Orange County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Orange County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Orange County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #874 of 2,087 scored counties and #55 of 148 scored counties in Texas.
How Orange 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.
| Measure | Orange County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.8 | 17.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,703 | 1,233 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.6% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,872 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $72,104 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $865K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 85Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4813 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Orange 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 Orange County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 86,266+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 32,437
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 334 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 256
- Median household income
- $72,104+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,821
- Median home value
- $173,400
- Jobs located here
- 21,842
- Daytime population
- 69,740Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Texas, with Orange County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Guadalupe County, TX | 93 | 40 | 6.1 | $3.4M | +15.8% | #13 of 2,087 |
| 2Waller County, TX | 92 | 12 | 6.5 | $3.1M | +21.9% | #15 of 2,087 |
| 3Medina County, TX | 84 | 14 | 7.9 | $2.4M | +11.4% | #96 of 2,087 |
| 4Denton County, TX | 84 | 358 | 9.9 | $2.4M | +16.9% | #97 of 2,087 |
| 5Wise County, TX | 84 | 30 | 11.9 | $1.7M | +21.5% | #99 of 2,087 |
| 6Bastrop County, TX | 81 | 35 | 9.5 | $2.1M | +21.3% | #145 of 2,087 |
| 7Ellis County, TX | 80 | 80 | 11.1 | $1.9M | +24.0% | #163 of 2,087 |
| 8Caldwell County, TX | 79 | 13 | 7.8 | $2.3M | +20.0% | #173 of 2,087 |
| 9Chambers County, TX | 79 | 19 | 11.0 | $2M | +22.6% | #176 of 2,087 |
| 10Wilson County, TX | 79 | 24 | 13.2 | $1.6M | +12.2% | #178 of 2,087 |
| 55Orange County, TX | 55 | 48 | 14.8 | $1.3M | +1.8% | #874 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Orange County
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 laundry57
- Clothing and shoe stores55
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Orange County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 48 clothing and shoe stores in Orange County. 13 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 85 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Orange County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $60.7M a year, or $1,872 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 32,437 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orange County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Orange County has 14.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,703 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Orange County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Orange County at 86,266 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,437 households. Median household income in Orange County is $72,104, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Orange County scores 55 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #874 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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