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Clothing and shoe stores in Tarrant County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Tarrant County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,165 of 2,087 scored counties
#74 of 148 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 1,449
- 773 chain locations (53%)
- Official establishments
- 824
- −7.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.6B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,034 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.5
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,248,466
- +6.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Tarrant County comes to about $1.6B a year: $2,034 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 14% 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 1,449 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Tarrant County as of September 2026. Of those, 773 are chain locations, or 53%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 18.5 per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Tarrant County was 824 in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 950 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 2,270 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $4.2M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Tarrant County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tarrant County grew 6.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Tarrant County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,165 of 2,087 scored counties and #74 of 148 scored counties in Texas.
How Tarrant 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 | Tarrant County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.5 | 17.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 950 | 1,233 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.1% | −10.6% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,034 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $84,207 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 887 → 824−7.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 13,704
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $294M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,270Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,449773 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,253The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $4.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Tarrant 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 Tarrant County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,248,466+6.3% since 2020
- Households
- 782,419
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 865 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,504
- Median household income
- $84,207+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,895
- Median home value
- $323,900
- Jobs located here
- 1,082,620
- Daytime population
- 2,204,028Residents 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 Tarrant 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 |
| 74Tarrant County, TX | 47 | 1,449 | 18.5 | $1.1M | +6.3% | #1,165 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Tarrant 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 laundry45
- Clothing and shoe stores47
- Laundromats69
- Dry cleaners36
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Tarrant County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,449 clothing and shoe stores in Tarrant County. 773 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 824 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 2,270 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Tarrant County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1.6B a year, or $2,034 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,449 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 782,419 households in Tarrant County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tarrant County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Tarrant County has 18.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Tarrant County would have about 1,253, against 1,449 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 950 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Tarrant County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Tarrant County at 2,248,466 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 782,419 households. Median household income in Tarrant County is $84,207, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Tarrant County scores 47 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,165 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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