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Clothing and shoe stores in Rockbridge County, VA

The clothing and shoe stores in Rockbridge County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$17.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,791 a household
Spending per listing
$8.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
22,663
0.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,791 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Rockbridge County spend about $17.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $8.6M per store. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Rockbridge County has 2 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Rockbridge County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Rockbridge County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, Rockbridge County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Rockbridge 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Rockbridge County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureRockbridge CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.113.616.2
Spending per listing$8.6M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,3801,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.1%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,791$2,176$2,055
Median household income$65,469$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored71

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
21 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Rockbridge 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 Rockbridge County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,6630.0% since 2020
Households
9,552
Median age
47.9
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
597 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$65,469+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,858
Median home value
$248,800
Jobs located here
5,337
Daytime population
18,033Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Rockbridge County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Stafford County, VA97193.6$7.2M+8.3%#1 of 2,087
2Frederick County, VA9492.5$8.5M+8.8%#3 of 2,087
3Orange County, VA9464.0$5.2M+10.1%#4 of 2,087
4Fauquier County, VA91176.4$4M+4.8%#18 of 2,087
5Hanover County, VA91266.1$3.8M+5.6%#21 of 2,087
6Rockingham County, VA89164.9$3.9M+6.6%#30 of 2,087
7Falls Church city, VA8958.0$3.5M+3.3%#31 of 2,087
8Suffolk city, VA88256.6$3.1M+10.4%#42 of 2,087
9York County, VA86197.0$3.3M+1.6%#63 of 2,087
10Greene County, VA8667.5$2.8M+6.6%#65 of 2,087
Rockbridge County, VANot scored22.1$8.6M0.0%

Other business types in Rockbridge County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Rockbridge County, VA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 clothing and shoe stores in Rockbridge County. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Rockbridge County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Rockbridge County, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $17.1M a year, or $1,791 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $8.6M 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 9,552 households in Rockbridge County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rockbridge County, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

Rockbridge County has 2 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Rockbridge County would have about 14, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Rockbridge County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Rockbridge County at 22,663 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,552 households. Median household income in Rockbridge County is $65,469, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.9%, 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. Rockbridge County has no market score for clothing and shoe stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Rockbridge County

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