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Clothing and shoe stores in Henrico County, VA
How Henrico 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,304 of 2,087 scored counties
#55 of 80 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 268
- 175 chain locations (65%)
- Official establishments
- 144
- −15.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $290.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,117 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.5
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 342,775
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 268 clothing and shoe stores in Henrico County. Of those, 175 are chain locations, or 65%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 19.5 per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $2,117 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Henrico County spend about $290.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 268 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.1M per store, 15% below 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 144 businesses with payroll in Henrico County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 15.3% from 2019. That is one for every 954 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 294 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $289K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Henrico County.
Population estimates show Henrico County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Henrico County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,304 of 2,087 scored counties and #55 of 80 scored counties in Virginia.
How Henrico 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 | Henrico County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.5 | 13.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 954 | 1,380 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.3% | −14.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,117 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $88,783 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 170 → 144−15.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,309
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $43.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 294Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 268175 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 229The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $289K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Henrico 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 Henrico County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 342,775+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 137,365
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 234 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,437
- Median household income
- $88,783+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $125,297
- Median home value
- $359,200
- Jobs located here
- 205,453
- Daytime population
- 374,226Residents 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 Henrico 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 |
| 55Henrico County, VA | 43 | 268 | 19.5 | $1.1M | +2.3% | #1,304 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Henrico 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 laundry41
- Clothing and shoe stores43
- Laundromats73
- Dry cleaners28
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Henrico County, VA?
There are 268 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Henrico County as of September 2026. 175 of them (65%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 144 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 15.3% from 2019. Official counts list 294 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Henrico County, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $290.8M a year, or $2,117 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 268 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 137,365 households in Henrico County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Henrico County, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Henrico County has 19.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Henrico County would have about 229, against 268 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 954 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Henrico County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Henrico County at 342,775 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 137,365 households. The median household income in Henrico County is $88,783 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.3% 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. Henrico County scores 43 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,304 of 2,087 scored counties.
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