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Clothing and shoe stores in Bristol city, VA
How Bristol city, VA 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 7 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,076 of 2,087 scored counties
#79 of 80 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 24
- 11 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,585 a household
- Spending per listing
- $477K
- 62% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.2
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,418
- −5.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Bristol city is 7 (very low), #2,076 of 2,087 scored counties and #79 of 80 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 clothing and shoe stores in Bristol city. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 46%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 33.2 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Bristol city spend about $11.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,585 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $477K per store, 62% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Bristol city in 2023. That is one for every 903 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show Bristol city declined 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Bristol city 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 | Bristol city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.2 | 13.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $477K | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 903 | 1,380 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,585 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $50,404 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 7 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $650K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2411 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Bristol city, 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 Bristol city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,418−5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,226
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 13 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,309
- Median household income
- $50,404+34.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,726
- Median home value
- $184,100
- Jobs located here
- 10,880
- Daytime population
- 20,776Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 79Bristol city, VA | 7 | 24 | 33.2 | $477K | −5.2% | #2,076 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Bristol city
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 laundry8
- Clothing and shoe stores7
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Bristol city, VA?
There are 24 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Bristol city as of September 2026. 11 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Bristol city, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $11.5M a year, or $1,585 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $477K per store. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,226 households in Bristol city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bristol city, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Bristol city has 33.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $477K, 62% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Bristol city would have about 9, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 903 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Bristol city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Bristol city at 16,418 people in 2025, down 5.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,226 households. The median household income in Bristol city is $50,404 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Bristol city scores 7 for clothing and shoe stores (very low), #2,076 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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