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Clothing and shoe stores in Henry County, VA

How Henry 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,236 of 2,087 scored counties
#52 of 80 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
13
6 chain locations (46%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$32.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,551 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
98% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
62% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
49,242
−3.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 clothing and shoe stores in Henry County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 46%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 62% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $1,551 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Henry County spend about $32.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 98% above 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 Henry County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 34 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Henry County declined 3.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Henry County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,236 of 2,087 scored counties and #52 of 80 scored counties in Virginia.

How Henry 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Henry County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureHenry CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.213.616.2
Spending per listing$2.5M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,3801,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.1%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.1%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,551$2,176$2,055
Median household income$50,760$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score4471

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
34Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
136 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The 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 Henry 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 Henry County

Population, 2025 estimate
49,242−3.1% since 2020
Households
21,043
Median age
47.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
382 sq. mi.
People per square mile
131
Median household income
$50,760+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,912
Median home value
$134,800
Jobs located here
16,777
Daytime population
46,024Residents 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 Henry County 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
52Henry County, VA44136.2$2.5M−3.1%#1,236 of 2,087

Other business types in Henry County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Henry County, VA?

Henry County has 13 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Henry County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 34 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Henry County, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $32.6M a year, or $1,551 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 21,043 households in Henry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Henry County has 6.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.5M, 98% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Henry County would have about 26, against 13 on map listings.

How fast is Henry County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Henry County at 49,242 people in 2025, down 3.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,043 households. The median household income in Henry County is $50,760 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. Henry County scores 44 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,236 of 2,087 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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