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Clothing and shoe stores in Southampton County, VA

How Southampton County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,772 a household
Spending per listing
$6.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
18,110
+0.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 clothing and shoe stores in Southampton County. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Southampton County comes to about $12.2M a year: $1,772 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 clothing and shoe stores, that is $6.1M per store. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Southampton County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Southampton County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, Southampton County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Southampton 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 Southampton County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureSouthampton CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.913.616.2
Spending per listing$6.1M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,3801,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.1%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,772$2,176$2,055
Median household income$70,795$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
20 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 Southampton 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 Southampton County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,110+0.9% since 2020
Households
6,868
Median age
47.2
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
599 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$70,795+15.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,838
Median home value
$216,200
Jobs located here
3,775
Daytime population
14,076Residents 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 Southampton 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
Southampton County, VANot scored22.9$6.1M+0.9%

Other business types in Southampton County

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

Questions

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

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

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

About $12.2M a year, or $1,772 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $6.1M 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 6,868 households in Southampton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Southampton County has 2 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Southampton County would have about 10, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Southampton County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Southampton County at 18,110 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,868 households. The median household income in Southampton County is $70,795 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.4% 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. Southampton 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 Southampton County

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