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Clothing and shoe stores in Arlington County, VA
The clothing and shoe stores in Arlington County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #345 of 2,087 scored counties
#22 of 80 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 121
- 80 chain locations (66%)
- Official establishments
- 72
- −14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $300.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,685 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 96% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 243,931
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Arlington County comes to about $300.8M a year: $2,685 per household, 31% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per store, 96% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Arlington County has 121 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 80 of them (66%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.8, 33% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 72 businesses with payroll in Arlington County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,556 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 144 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $700K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Arlington County.
Population estimates put the population change in Arlington County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Arlington County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #345 of 2,087 scored counties and #22 of 80 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Arlington County compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Arlington County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.8 | 13.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,556 | 1,380 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.3% | −14.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,685 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $142,114 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 84 → 72−14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,351
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 144Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12180 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 237The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $700K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Arlington 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 Arlington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 243,931+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 112,027
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 41%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 26 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9,089
- Median household income
- $142,114+18.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $189,970
- Median home value
- $895,000
- Jobs located here
- 166,762
- Daytime population
- 284,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Arlington County marked.
Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stafford County, VA | 97 | 19 | 3.6 | $7.2M | +8.3% | #1 of 2,087 |
| 2Frederick County, VA | 94 | 9 | 2.5 | $8.5M | +8.8% | #3 of 2,087 |
| 3Orange County, VA | 94 | 6 | 4.0 | $5.2M | +10.1% | #4 of 2,087 |
| 4Fauquier County, VA | 91 | 17 | 6.4 | $4M | +4.8% | #18 of 2,087 |
| 5Hanover County, VA | 91 | 26 | 6.1 | $3.8M | +5.6% | #21 of 2,087 |
| 6Rockingham County, VA | 89 | 16 | 4.9 | $3.9M | +6.6% | #30 of 2,087 |
| 7Falls Church city, VA | 89 | 5 | 8.0 | $3.5M | +3.3% | #31 of 2,087 |
| 8Suffolk city, VA | 88 | 25 | 6.6 | $3.1M | +10.4% | #42 of 2,087 |
| 9York County, VA | 86 | 19 | 7.0 | $3.3M | +1.6% | #63 of 2,087 |
| 10Greene County, VA | 86 | 6 | 7.5 | $2.8M | +6.6% | #65 of 2,087 |
| 22Arlington County, VA | 71 | 121 | 10.8 | $2.5M | +2.1% | #345 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Arlington 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 laundry66
- Clothing and shoe stores71
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners48
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Arlington County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 121 clothing and shoe stores in Arlington County. 80 of them (66%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 72 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 144 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Arlington County, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $300.8M a year, or $2,685 per household. That is 31% above the U.S. average (an index of 131, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 121 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 112,027 households in Arlington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Arlington County, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Arlington County has 10.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.5M, 96% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Arlington County would have about 237, against 121 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,556 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Arlington County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Arlington County at 243,931 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 112,027 households. Median household income in Arlington County is $142,114, 76% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.4%, 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. Arlington County scores 71 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #345 of 2,087 scored counties.
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