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Clothing and shoe stores in Hampton city, VA
How Hampton 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,359 of 2,087 scored counties
#56 of 80 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 81
- 42 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- −17.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $103.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,785 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.0
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 137,315
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 81 clothing and shoe stores in Hampton city. Of those, 42 are chain locations, or 52%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 14.0 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Hampton city spend about $103.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,785 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 81 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.3M per store, in line with 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 37 businesses with payroll in Hampton city classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 17.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,569 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 136 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hampton city held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing and shoe stores, Hampton city has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,359 of 2,087 scored counties and #56 of 80 scored counties in Virginia.
How Hampton 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 | Hampton city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.0 | 13.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,569 | 1,380 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −17.8% | −14.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,785 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $69,621 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 45 → 37−17.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 592
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 136Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8142 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 82The 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 Hampton 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 Hampton city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 137,3150.0% since 2020
- Households
- 58,057
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 52 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,673
- Median household income
- $69,621+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,727
- Median home value
- $245,700
- Jobs located here
- 49,061
- Daytime population
- 130,091Residents 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 Hampton 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 |
| 56Hampton city, VA | 41 | 81 | 14.0 | $1.3M | 0.0% | #1,359 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Hampton 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 laundry39
- Clothing and shoe stores41
- Laundromats42
- Dry cleaners32
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Hampton city, VA?
Hampton city has 81 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 42 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 17.8% from 2019. Official counts list 136 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hampton city, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $103.6M a year, or $1,785 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 58,057 households in Hampton city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hampton city, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Hampton city has 14.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Hampton city would have about 82, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,569 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Hampton city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Hampton city at 137,315 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 58,057 households. The median household income in Hampton city is $69,621 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. Hampton city scores 41 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,359 of 2,087 scored counties.
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