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Clothing and shoe stores in Galax city, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Galax city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
7
3 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,621 a household
Spending per listing
$640K
50% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.3
56% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
6,670
−0.7% 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

Households in Galax city spend about $4.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,621 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 clothing and shoe stores, that is $640K per store, 50% 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 7 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Galax city as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.3, 56% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Galax city, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Galax city from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Galax 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 Galax city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureGalax cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.313.616.2
Spending per listing$640K$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,3801,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.1%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,621$2,176$2,055
Median household income$38,675$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored71

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
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
73 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Galax 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 Galax city

Population, 2025 estimate
6,670−0.7% since 2020
Households
2,763
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
56%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
8 sq. mi.
People per square mile
817
Median household income
$38,675
Average household income
$71,061
Median home value
$141,300
Jobs located here
5,712
Daytime population
9,892Residents 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 Galax 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
Galax city, VANot scored725.3$640K−0.7%

Other business types in Galax city

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 clothing and shoe stores in Galax city. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Galax city: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.5M a year, or $1,621 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $640K 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 2,763 households in Galax city and national spending patterns by income.

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

Galax city has 25.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $640K, 50% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Galax city would have about 4, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Galax city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Galax city at 6,670 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,763 households. Median household income in Galax city is $38,675, 52% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Galax city

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