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Clothing and shoe stores in Panola County, TX
The clothing and shoe stores in Panola County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,276 of 2,087 scored counties
#82 of 148 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 16
- 3 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,818 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.0
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,018
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Panola County spend about $16.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,818 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 20% 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 16 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Panola County as of September 2026. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.0, 11% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Panola County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 1,780 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 31 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Panola County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Panola County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,276 of 2,087 scored counties and #82 of 148 scored counties in Texas.
How Panola 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 | Panola County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.0 | 17.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,780 | 1,233 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.6% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,818 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $64,894 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $473K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 31Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 163 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Panola 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 Panola County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,018+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,898
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 811 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $64,894+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,837
- Median home value
- $158,100
- Jobs located here
- 7,678
- Daytime population
- 21,066Residents 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 Panola 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 |
| 82Panola County, TX | 44 | 16 | 18.0 | $1M | +2.3% | #1,276 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Panola 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 laundry43
- Clothing and shoe stores44
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Panola County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 clothing and shoe stores in Panola County. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 31 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Panola County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $16.2M a year, or $1,818 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 8,898 households in Panola County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Panola County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Panola County has 18.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Panola County would have about 13, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,780 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Panola County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Panola County at 23,018 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,898 households. Median household income in Panola County is $64,894, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. Panola County scores 44 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,276 of 2,087 scored counties.
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