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Clothing and shoe stores in Fairfax County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Fairfax County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #605 of 2,087 scored counties
#32 of 80 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 581
- 358 chain locations (62%)
- Official establishments
- 355
- −13.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,801 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 57% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.0
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,167,873
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Fairfax County comes to about $1.2B a year: $2,801 per household, 36% above the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 57% above 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 581 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Fairfax County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 62% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.0, 14% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Fairfax County was 355 in 2023, down 13.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,166 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 844 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Fairfax County.
Population estimates put the population change in Fairfax County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Fairfax County is 62 (upper middle), #605 of 2,087 scored counties and #32 of 80 scored counties in Virginia.
How Fairfax 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 | Fairfax County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.0 | 13.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,166 | 1,380 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.2% | −14.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,801 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $153,637 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 409 → 355−13.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,182
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $161.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 844Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 581358 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 913The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Fairfax 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 Fairfax County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,167,873+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 414,101
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 391 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,935
- Median household income
- $153,637+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $195,941
- Median home value
- $732,800
- Jobs located here
- 683,496
- Daytime population
- 1,295,194Residents 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 Fairfax 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 |
| 32Fairfax County, VA | 62 | 581 | 14.0 | $2M | +1.7% | #605 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Fairfax 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 laundry57
- Clothing and shoe stores62
- Laundromats78
- Dry cleaners40
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Fairfax County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 581 clothing and shoe stores in Fairfax County. 358 of them (62%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 355 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 13.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 844 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fairfax County, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1.2B a year, or $2,801 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 581 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 414,101 households in Fairfax County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fairfax County, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Fairfax County has 14.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2M, 57% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Fairfax County would have about 913, against 581 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,166 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 Fairfax County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Fairfax County at 1,167,873 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 414,101 households. Median household income in Fairfax County is $153,637, 90% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.1%, 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. Fairfax County scores 62 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #605 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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