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Clothing and shoe stores in Ward County, TX
How Ward County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,838 of 2,087 scored counties
#124 of 148 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 8
- 2 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,811 a household
- Spending per listing
- $993K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.2
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,125
- −4.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Ward County is 25 (lower middle), #1,838 of 2,087 scored counties and #124 of 148 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,811 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Ward County spend about $7.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 8 clothing and shoe stores, that is $993K per store, 22% 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 8 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Ward County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 25%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 18.2 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Ward County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Ward County declined 4.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ward 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 | Ward County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.2 | 17.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $993K | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,233 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.6% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,811 | $1,983 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $65,952 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 46 |
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
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 82 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Ward 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 Ward County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,125−4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 4,388
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 836 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $65,952+4.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,784
- Median home value
- $150,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,680
- Daytime population
- 11,247Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 124Ward County, TX | 25 | 8 | 18.2 | $993K | −4.7% | #1,838 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Ward 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 laundry20
- Clothing and shoe stores25
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Ward County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 clothing and shoe stores in Ward County. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Ward County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ward County, TX spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $7.9M a year, or $1,811 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $993K 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 4,388 households in Ward County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ward County, TX compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Ward County has 18.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $993K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Ward County would have about 6, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Ward County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Ward County at 11,125 people in 2025, down 4.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,388 households. Median household income in Ward County is $65,952, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 4.7%, 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. Ward County scores 25 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,838 of 2,087 scored counties.
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