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Clothing and shoe stores in the Roanoke, VA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Roanoke, VA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #271 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 187
- 85 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 111
- −12.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $239.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,821 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.2
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 316,547
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 187 clothing and shoe stores in the Roanoke metro area. Chain locations make up 45% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 14.2 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in the Roanoke metro area spend about $239.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,821 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 187 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.3M per store, in line with 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 111 businesses with payroll in the Roanoke metro area classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 12.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,185 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 228 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $4.8M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Roanoke metro area.
Population estimates show the Roanoke metro area grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Roanoke metro area is 39 (lower middle), #271 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia.
How the Roanoke 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 | Roanoke metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.2 | 13.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,185 | 1,380 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.4% | −14.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,821 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $68,761 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 111−12.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,341
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 228Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18785 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 189The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $4.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Roanoke 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 Roanoke metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 316,547+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 131,510
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,868 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 169
- Median household income
- $68,761+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,709
- Median home value
- $251,400
- Jobs located here
- 158,052
- Daytime population
- 332,123Residents 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 Roanoke 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 |
| 9Roanoke, VA | 39 | 187 | 14.2 | $1.3M | +0.4% | #271 of 387 |
Other business types in the Roanoke 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 laundry40
- Clothing and shoe stores39
- Laundromats43
- Dry cleaners54
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Roanoke, VA metro area?
There are 187 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Roanoke metro area as of September 2026. 85 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 111 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 12.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 228 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Roanoke, VA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $239.5M a year, or $1,821 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 187 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 131,510 households in the Roanoke metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Roanoke, VA metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Roanoke metro area has 14.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Roanoke metro area would have about 189, against 187 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,185 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Roanoke, VA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Roanoke metro area at 316,547 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 131,510 households. The median household income in the Roanoke metro area is $68,761 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. The Roanoke metro area scores 39 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #271 of 387 scored metro areas.
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