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Clothing and shoe stores in Prince William County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Prince William County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #787 of 2,087 scored counties
#41 of 80 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 268
- 169 chain locations (63%)
- Official establishments
- 171
- −13.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $404.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,582 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.1
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 502,966
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 268 clothing and shoe stores in Prince William County. Chain locations make up 63% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 17.1 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $2,582 per household (26% above the U.S. average), households in Prince William County spend about $404.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 268 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.5M per store, 19% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 171 businesses with payroll in Prince William County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 13.2% from 2019. That is one for every 917 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 458 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $992K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Prince William County.
Population estimates show Prince William County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Prince William County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #787 of 2,087 scored counties and #41 of 80 scored counties in Virginia.
How Prince William 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 William County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.1 | 13.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 917 | 1,380 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.2% | −14.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,582 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $131,402 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 197 → 171−13.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,756
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $51.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 458Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 268169 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 319The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $992K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Prince William 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 William County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 502,966+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 156,798
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 335 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,458
- Median household income
- $131,402+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $157,661
- Median home value
- $530,100
- Jobs located here
- 139,622
- Daytime population
- 404,284Residents 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 William 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 |
| 41Prince William County, VA | 57 | 268 | 17.1 | $1.5M | +4.2% | #787 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Prince William 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 laundry54
- Clothing and shoe stores57
- Laundromats69
- Dry cleaners49
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Prince William County, VA?
Prince William County has 268 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 169 of them (63%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 171 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 13.2% from 2019. Another 458 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Prince William County, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $404.9M a year, or $2,582 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 268 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 156,798 households in Prince William County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Prince William County, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Prince William County has 17.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.5M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Prince William County would have about 319, against 268 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 917 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Prince William County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Prince William County at 502,966 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 156,798 households. The median household income in Prince William County is $131,402 a year, 63% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Prince William County scores 57 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #787 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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