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Clothing and shoe stores in Washington County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,522 of 2,087 scored counties
#97 of 148 scored counties in Texas

Listings
41
10 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,891 a household
Spending per listing
$714K
44% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.5
64% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,288
+7.0% 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

Households in Washington County spend about $29.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,891 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $714K per store, 44% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Washington County has 41 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 26.5 for every 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Washington County in 2023. That is one for every 968 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 42 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Washington County grew 7.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Washington County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,522 of 2,087 scored counties and #97 of 148 scored counties in Texas.

How Washington 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 Washington County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.517.616.2
Spending per listing$714K$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment9681,2331,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.6%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,891$1,983$2,055
Median household income$77,825$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3746

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 16
Employees, 2023
106
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
42Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The 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 Washington 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 Washington County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,288+7.0% since 2020
Households
15,481
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
604 sq. mi.
People per square mile
61
Median household income
$77,825+41.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,165
Median home value
$288,100
Jobs located here
16,640
Daytime population
34,059Residents 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 Washington 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
97Washington County, TX374126.5$714K+7.0%#1,522 of 2,087

Other business types in Washington County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 clothing and shoe stores in Washington County. 10 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 42 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $29.3M a year, or $1,891 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $714K 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 15,481 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washington County has 26.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $714K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Washington County would have about 23, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 968 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Washington County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 38,288 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,481 households. Median household income in Washington County is $77,825, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.6%, 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. Washington County scores 37 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,522 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 Washington County

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