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Clothing and shoe stores in Shelby County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,690 of 2,087 scored counties
#115 of 148 scored counties in Texas

Listings
20
5 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,609 a household
Spending per listing
$753K
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.4
32% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,286
+1.0% 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

Shelby County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,690 of 2,087 scored counties and #115 of 148 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,609 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Shelby County spend about $15.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $753K per store, 41% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Shelby County has 20 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 21.4 for every 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Shelby County in 2023. That is one for every 2,342 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Shelby County grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Shelby 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 Shelby County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureShelby CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.417.616.2
Spending per listing$753K$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,3421,2331,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.6%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,609$1,983$2,055
Median household income$49,776$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3146

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$439K
One-person businesses, 2023
30Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
205 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 Shelby 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 Shelby County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,286+1.0% since 2020
Households
9,366
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
796 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$49,776+17.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,187
Median home value
$101,500
Jobs located here
8,915
Daytime population
24,049Residents 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 Shelby 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
115Shelby County, TX312021.4$753K+1.0%#1,690 of 2,087

Other business types in Shelby County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 clothing and shoe stores in Shelby County. 5 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 30 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $15.1M a year, or $1,609 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $753K 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 9,366 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Shelby County has 21.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $753K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Shelby County would have about 12, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,342 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Shelby County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Shelby County at 24,286 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,366 households. Median household income in Shelby County is $49,776, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.1%, 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. Shelby County scores 31 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,690 of 2,087 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Shelby County

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