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Clothing and shoe stores in Falls Church city, VA
How Falls Church 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 89 out of 100: High
Ranked #31 of 2,087 scored counties
#7 of 80 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $17.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,795 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 51% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,159
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, Falls Church city has a Groundwork market score of 89 (high): #31 of 2,087 scored counties and #7 of 80 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing and shoe stores.
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 clothing and shoe stores in Falls Church city. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.0, 51% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $2,795 per household (36% above the U.S. average), households in Falls Church city spend about $17.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 5 clothing and shoe stores, that is $3.5M per store, 2.8 times 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Falls Church city: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Falls Church city grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Falls Church 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 | Falls Church city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 13.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,380 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,795 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $143,262 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 89 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Falls Church 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 Falls Church city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,159+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 6,273
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7,193
- Median household income
- $143,262+12.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $204,594
- Median home value
- $1,055,600
- Jobs located here
- 10,691
- Daytime population
- 18,801Residents 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 Falls Church city 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 |
Other business types in Falls Church 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 laundry60
- Clothing and shoe stores89
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Falls Church city, VA?
Falls Church city has 5 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Falls Church city: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Falls Church city, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $17.5M a year, or $2,795 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 6,273 households in Falls Church city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Falls Church city, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Falls Church city has 8.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $3.5M, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Falls Church city would have about 14, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Falls Church city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Falls Church city at 15,159 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,273 households. The median household income in Falls Church city is $143,262 a year, 77% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.3% 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. Falls Church city scores 89 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #31 of 2,087 scored counties.
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