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Clothing and shoe stores in Danville city, VA

The clothing and shoe stores in Danville city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 6 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #2,079 of 2,087 scored counties
#80 of 80 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
56
27 chain locations (48%)
Official establishments
27
−25.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$29.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,530 a household
Spending per listing
$521K
59% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
29.4
81% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,647
−2.2% 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

For clothing and shoe stores, Danville city has a Groundwork market score of 6 (very low): #2,079 of 2,087 scored counties and #80 of 80 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,530 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Danville city spend about $29.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $521K of household spending for each store on map listings, 59% 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 56 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Danville city as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 48% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 29.4 for every 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Danville city was 27 in 2023, down 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 706 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Danville city declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Danville 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Danville city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureDanville cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households29.413.616.2
Spending per listing$521K$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment7061,3801,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−25.0%−14.1%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,530$2,176$2,055
Median household income$44,423$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score671

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
36 → 27−25.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
357
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
37Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5627 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 Danville 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 Danville city

Population, 2025 estimate
41,647−2.2% since 2020
Households
19,066
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
48%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
43 sq. mi.
People per square mile
986
Median household income
$44,423+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$63,871
Median home value
$119,100
Jobs located here
24,865
Daytime population
50,398Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Danville city marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Stafford County, VA97193.6$7.2M+8.3%#1 of 2,087
2Frederick County, VA9492.5$8.5M+8.8%#3 of 2,087
3Orange County, VA9464.0$5.2M+10.1%#4 of 2,087
4Fauquier County, VA91176.4$4M+4.8%#18 of 2,087
5Hanover County, VA91266.1$3.8M+5.6%#21 of 2,087
6Rockingham County, VA89164.9$3.9M+6.6%#30 of 2,087
7Falls Church city, VA8958.0$3.5M+3.3%#31 of 2,087
8Suffolk city, VA88256.6$3.1M+10.4%#42 of 2,087
9York County, VA86197.0$3.3M+1.6%#63 of 2,087
10Greene County, VA8667.5$2.8M+6.6%#65 of 2,087
80Danville city, VA65629.4$521K−2.2%#2,079 of 2,087

Other business types in Danville city

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Danville city, VA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 56 clothing and shoe stores in Danville city. 27 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 25.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Danville city, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $29.2M a year, or $1,530 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $521K 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 19,066 households in Danville city and national spending patterns by income.

How does Danville city, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

Danville city has 29.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $521K, 59% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Danville city would have about 23, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 706 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Danville city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Danville city at 41,647 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,066 households. Median household income in Danville city is $44,423, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.4%, 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. Danville city scores 6 for clothing and shoe stores (very low), #2,079 of 2,087 scored counties.

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