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Clothing and shoe stores in Martinsville city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Martinsville city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,971 of 2,087 scored counties
#72 of 80 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 20
- 7 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,583 a household
- Spending per listing
- $452K
- 64% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.0
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,849
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Martinsville city scores 19 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,971 of 2,087 scored counties and #72 of 80 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 clothing and shoe stores in Martinsville city. Chain locations make up 35% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 35.0, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,583 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Martinsville city spend about $9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $452K per store, 64% 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.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Martinsville city in 2023. That is one for every 952 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Martinsville city grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Martinsville 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.
| Measure | Martinsville city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.0 | 13.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $452K | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 952 | 1,380 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,583 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $46,727 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 80
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 207 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Martinsville 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 Martinsville city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,849+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 5,711
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 11 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,247
- Median household income
- $46,727+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,985
- Median home value
- $98,400
- Jobs located here
- 8,670
- Daytime population
- 16,559Residents 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 Martinsville city 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 |
| 72Martinsville city, VA | 19 | 20 | 35.0 | $452K | +2.8% | #1,971 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Martinsville city
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 laundry21
- Clothing and shoe stores19
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Martinsville city, VA?
Martinsville city has 20 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Martinsville city, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $9M a year, or $1,583 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $452K 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 5,711 households in Martinsville city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Martinsville city, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Martinsville city has 35.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $452K, 64% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Martinsville city would have about 7, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 952 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Martinsville city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Martinsville city at 13,849 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,711 households. The median household income in Martinsville city is $46,727 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.0% 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. Martinsville city scores 19 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #1,971 of 2,087 scored counties.
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