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Clothing and shoe stores in Starr County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,213 of 2,087 scored counties
#81 of 148 scored counties in Texas

Listings
21
12 chain locations (57%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$27.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,455 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.0
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,319
+0.7% 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 21 clothing and shoe stores in Starr County. 12 of them (57%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.0, 32% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $1,455 per household (29% below the U.S. average), households in Starr County spend about $27.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 4% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Starr County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 3,831 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 69 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Starr County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Starr County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,213 of 2,087 scored counties and #81 of 148 scored counties in Texas.

How Starr 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 Starr County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureStarr CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.017.616.2
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment3,8311,2331,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.6%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,455$1,983$2,055
Median household income$37,639$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4546

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 5
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$806K
One-person businesses, 2023
69Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2112 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 Starr 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 Starr County

Population, 2025 estimate
66,319+0.7% since 2020
Households
19,157
Median age
30.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,223 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$37,639+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$58,715
Median home value
$95,100
Jobs located here
11,587
Daytime population
54,236Residents 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 Starr 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
81Starr County, TX452111.0$1.3M+0.7%#1,213 of 2,087

Other business types in Starr County

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

Questions

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

There are 21 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Starr County as of September 2026. 12 of them (57%) 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 69 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $27.9M a year, or $1,455 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 19,157 households in Starr County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Starr County has 11.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Starr County would have about 22, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,831 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Starr County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Starr County at 66,319 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,157 households. The median household income in Starr County is $37,639 a year, 53% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.9% 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. Starr County scores 45 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,213 of 2,087 scored counties.

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

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