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Clothing and shoe stores in Hanover County, VA
How Hanover County, 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 91 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #21 of 2,087 scored counties
#5 of 80 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 26
- 14 chain locations (54%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $99M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,318 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 62% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,423
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Hanover County scores 91 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #21 of 2,087 scored counties and #5 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 26 clothing and shoe stores in Hanover County. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 54%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.1, 62% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Hanover County spend about $99M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,318 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.8M per store, 3 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Hanover County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 4,269 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Hanover County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hanover 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 | Hanover County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 13.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,269 | 1,380 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,318 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $112,805 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 91 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 213
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 82Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2614 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 78The 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 Hanover 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 Hanover County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,423+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 42,688
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 241
- Median household income
- $112,805+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $139,805
- Median home value
- $400,400
- Jobs located here
- 61,897
- Daytime population
- 116,596Residents 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 Hanover 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 |
Other business types in Hanover 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 laundry82
- Clothing and shoe stores91
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners48
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Hanover County, VA?
Hanover County has 26 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (54%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 82 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hanover County, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $99M a year, or $2,318 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 42,688 households in Hanover County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hanover County, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Hanover County has 6.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $3.8M, 3 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Hanover County would have about 78, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,269 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Hanover County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Hanover County at 116,423 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,688 households. The median household income in Hanover County is $112,805 a year, 40% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.2% 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. Hanover County scores 91 for clothing and shoe stores (very high), #21 of 2,087 scored counties.
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