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Clothing and shoe stores in the Lynchburg, VA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Lynchburg, VA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #172 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 138
- 57 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 58
- −6.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $183.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,777 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 269,169
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,777 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in the Lynchburg metro area spend about $183.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.3M per store, 5% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
The Lynchburg metro area has 138 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 41% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 13.3 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 58 businesses with payroll in the Lynchburg metro area classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 6.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,783 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 158 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $425K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Lynchburg metro area.
Population estimates show the Lynchburg metro area grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Lynchburg metro area is 55 (upper middle), #172 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia.
How the Lynchburg metro area 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 | Lynchburg metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 13.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,783 | 1,380 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.9% | −14.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,777 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $68,996 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 58−6.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 687
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 158Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13857 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 145The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $425K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Lynchburg metro area, 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 the Lynchburg metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 269,169+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 103,401
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,121 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 124
- Median household income
- $68,996+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,223
- Median home value
- $239,700
- Jobs located here
- 98,871
- Daytime population
- 253,827Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Virginia for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Lynchburg metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 76 | 40 | 7.7 | $2.3M | +3.2% | #28 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 74 | 3,301 | 13.9 | $1.8M | +3.3% | #41 of 387 |
| 2Richmond, VA | 71 | 751 | 14.1 | $1.5M | +5.5% | #56 of 387 |
| 3Harrisonburg, VA | 63 | 57 | 11.4 | $1.6M | +3.5% | #104 of 387 |
| 4Winchester, VA-WV | 63 | 79 | 14.2 | $1.4M | +6.5% | #110 of 387 |
| 5Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 62 | 78 | 11.1 | $1.6M | −0.1% | #115 of 387 |
| 6Charlottesville, VA | 62 | 138 | 15.3 | $1.4M | +3.1% | #117 of 387 |
| 7Lynchburg, VA | 55 | 138 | 13.3 | $1.3M | +2.9% | #172 of 387 |
| 8Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 45 | 1,102 | 15.6 | $1.3M | +0.9% | #233 of 387 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 43 | 187 | 14.3 | $1.2M | +2.3% | #242 of 387 |
Other business types in the Lynchburg metro area
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 laundry57
- Clothing and shoe stores55
- Laundromats40
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Lynchburg, VA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 138 clothing and shoe stores in the Lynchburg metro area. 57 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 6.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 158 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Lynchburg, VA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $183.8M a year, or $1,777 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 138 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per store. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 103,401 households in the Lynchburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lynchburg, VA metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Lynchburg metro area has 13.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Lynchburg metro area would have about 145, against 138 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,783 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lynchburg, VA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lynchburg metro area at 269,169 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 103,401 households. Median household income in the Lynchburg metro area is $68,996, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. The Lynchburg metro area scores 55 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #172 of 387 scored metro areas.
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