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Clothing and shoe stores in Chesterfield County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Chesterfield County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #245 of 2,087 scored counties
#19 of 80 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 159
- 81 chain locations (51%)
- Official establishments
- 79
- −13.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $310.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,215 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 54% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 397,148
- +8.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 159 clothing and shoe stores in Chesterfield County. Chain locations make up 51% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 11.3 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Chesterfield County comes to about $310.4M a year: $2,215 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per store, 54% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Chesterfield County was 79 in 2023, down 13.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,774 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 288 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $105K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Chesterfield County.
Population estimates show Chesterfield County grew 8.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chesterfield County scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #245 of 2,087 scored counties and #19 of 80 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Chesterfield 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 | Chesterfield County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 13.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,774 | 1,380 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.2% | −14.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,215 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $101,931 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 91 → 79−13.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,378
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 288Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15981 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 244The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $105K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 397,148+8.7% since 2020
- Households
- 140,155
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 892
- Median household income
- $101,931+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,631
- Median home value
- $366,000
- Jobs located here
- 149,426
- Daytime population
- 346,516Residents 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 Chesterfield 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 |
| 19Chesterfield County, VA | 75 | 159 | 11.3 | $2M | +8.7% | #245 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Chesterfield 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 laundry73
- Clothing and shoe stores75
- Laundromats92
- Dry cleaners70
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Chesterfield County, VA?
Chesterfield County has 159 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 81 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 13.2% from 2019. Another 288 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Chesterfield County, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $310.4M a year, or $2,215 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 159 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 140,155 households in Chesterfield County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chesterfield County, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Chesterfield County has 11.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2M, 54% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Chesterfield County would have about 244, against 159 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,774 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Chesterfield County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Chesterfield County at 397,148 people in 2025, up 8.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 140,155 households. The median household income in Chesterfield County is $101,931 a year, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.4% 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. Chesterfield County scores 75 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #245 of 2,087 scored counties.
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