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Clothing and shoe stores in Lexington city, VA

How Lexington 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

Not scored

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

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,841 a household
Spending per listing
$575K
55% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.0
98% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
7,769
+6.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 clothing and shoe stores in Lexington city. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.0, 98% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $1,841 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Lexington city spend about $4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $575K per store, 55% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Lexington city was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 547 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lexington city grew 6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Lexington 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 Lexington city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureLexington cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.013.616.2
Spending per listing$575K$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishment5471,3801,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.1%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,841$2,176$2,055
Median household income$84,517$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored71

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$160K
One-person businesses, 2023
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Lexington 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 Lexington city

Population, 2025 estimate
7,769+6.2% since 2020
Households
2,187
Median age
36.2
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
3 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3,011
Median household income
$84,517
Average household income
$96,459
Median home value
$275,200
Jobs located here
6,124
Daytime population
11,251Residents 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 Lexington 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
Lexington city, VANot scored732.0$575K+6.2%

Other business types in Lexington 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 Lexington city, VA?

There are 7 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Lexington city as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $4M a year, or $1,841 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $575K 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 2,187 households in Lexington city and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lexington city has 32.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 98% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $575K, 55% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Lexington city would have about 3, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 547 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Lexington city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Lexington city at 7,769 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,187 households. The median household income in Lexington city is $84,517 a year, 5% above 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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