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Clothing and shoe stores in San Patricio County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in San Patricio County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #381 of 2,087 scored counties
#19 of 148 scored counties in Texas

Listings
22
5 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$45.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,812 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
64% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.7
46% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
72,053
+4.7% 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 22 clothing and shoe stores in San Patricio County. 5 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 8.7 for every 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $1,812 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in San Patricio County spend about $45.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 64% above 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in San Patricio County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 46 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show San Patricio County grew 4.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). San Patricio County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #381 of 2,087 scored counties and #19 of 148 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How San Patricio 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 San Patricio County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureSan Patricio CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.717.616.2
Spending per listing$2.1M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,2331,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.6%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,812$1,983$2,055
Median household income$69,704$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score7046

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
46Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
225 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
36The 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 San Patricio 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 San Patricio County

Population, 2025 estimate
72,053+4.7% since 2020
Households
25,334
Median age
36.9
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
693 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$69,704+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,173
Median home value
$192,400
Jobs located here
21,429
Daytime population
62,367Residents 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 San Patricio 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
19San Patricio County, TX70228.7$2.1M+4.7%#381 of 2,087

Other business types in San Patricio County

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

Questions

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

There are 22 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in San Patricio County as of September 2026. 5 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in San Patricio County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 46 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $45.9M a year, or $1,812 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 25,334 households in San Patricio County and national spending patterns by income.

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

San Patricio County has 8.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.1M, 64% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, San Patricio County would have about 36, against 22 on map listings.

How fast is San Patricio County, TX growing?

Population estimates put San Patricio County at 72,053 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,334 households. The median household income in San Patricio County is $69,704 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.3% 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. San Patricio County scores 70 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #381 of 2,087 scored counties.

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