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Clothing and shoe stores in Prince Edward County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Prince Edward County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,583 of 2,087 scored counties
#62 of 80 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 17
- 6 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,709 a household
- Spending per listing
- $768K
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.2
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,391
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Prince Edward County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,583 of 2,087 scored counties and #62 of 80 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,709 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Prince Edward County spend about $13.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 17 clothing and shoe stores, that is $768K per store, 40% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
There are 17 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Prince Edward County as of September 2026. 6 of them (35%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 22.2 for every 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Prince Edward County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,910 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Prince Edward County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Prince Edward 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 | Prince Edward County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.2 | 13.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $768K | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,910 | 1,380 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,709 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $56,315 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $203K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 176 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,391+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 7,641
- Median age
- 34.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 350 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $56,315+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,641
- Median home value
- $216,600
- Jobs located here
- 8,275
- Daytime population
- 21,661Residents 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 Prince Edward 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 |
| 62Prince Edward County, VA | 35 | 17 | 22.2 | $768K | +2.3% | #1,583 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Prince Edward 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 laundry37
- Clothing and shoe stores35
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Prince Edward County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 clothing and shoe stores in Prince Edward County. 6 of them (35%) are chain locations. 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 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Prince Edward County, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $13.1M a year, or $1,709 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $768K 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 7,641 households in Prince Edward County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Prince Edward County, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Prince Edward County has 22.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $768K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Prince Edward County would have about 10, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,910 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Prince Edward County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Prince Edward County at 22,391 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,641 households. Median household income in Prince Edward County is $56,315, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Prince Edward County scores 35 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,583 of 2,087 scored counties.
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