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Clothing and shoe stores in the Zapata, TX area

The clothing and shoe stores in the Zapata, TX area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #490 of 536 scored small-town markets
#38 of 41 scored small-town markets based in Texas

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,462 a household
Spending per listing
$954K
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.3
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,753
−0.9% 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

The Zapata area scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #490 of 536 scored small-town markets and #38 of 41 scored small-town markets based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

At $1,462 per household (29% below the U.S. average), households in the Zapata area spend about $6.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $954K per store, 25% 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 7 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Zapata area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.3, 6% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in the Zapata area, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in the Zapata area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Zapata area 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 Zapata, TX area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureZapata areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.317.616.2
Spending per listing$954K$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,2331,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.6%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,462$1,983$2,055
Median household income$39,239$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score2246

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
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 the Zapata area, 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 the Zapata area

Population, 2025 estimate
13,753−0.9% since 2020
Households
4,565
Median age
33.1
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
998 sq. mi.
People per square mile
14
Median household income
$39,239+15.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$55,044
Median home value
$97,100
Jobs located here
2,023
Daytime population
10,968Residents 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 small-town markets in Texas for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Zapata area marked.

Top small-town markets in Texas

Small-town markets in Texas ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jacksonville, TX702212.1$1.4M+5.4%#101 of 536
2Granbury, TX704015.7$1.3M+13.6%#102 of 536
3Bonham, TX691914.9$1.3M+9.2%#108 of 536
4Athens, TX644312.8$1.4M+7.5%#151 of 536
5Gainesville, TX642615.7$1.2M+6.5%#152 of 536
6Corsicana, TX612513.1$1.3M+8.2%#175 of 536
7Mineral Wells, TX582219.6$888K+8.2%#208 of 536
8Bay City, TX561912.3$1.4M+0.5%#221 of 536
9Huntsville, TX563413.1$1.2M+9.5%#222 of 536
10Andrews, TX551217.5$1.1M+1.6%#232 of 536
38Zapata, TX22715.3$954K−0.9%#490 of 536

Other business types in the Zapata area

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Zapata, TX area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 clothing and shoe stores in the Zapata area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in the Zapata area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Zapata, TX area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $6.7M a year, or $1,462 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $954K 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 4,565 households in the Zapata area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Zapata area has 15.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $954K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Zapata area would have about 5, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is the Zapata, TX area growing?

Population estimates put the Zapata area at 13,753 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,565 households. Median household income in the Zapata area is $39,239, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.6%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Zapata area scores 22 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #490 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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