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Clothing and shoe stores in Spotsylvania County, VA
How Spotsylvania 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 · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #413 of 2,087 scored counties
#24 of 80 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 70
- 56 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- −4.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $120.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,301 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 155,388
- +10.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 70 clothing and shoe stores in Spotsylvania County. Chain locations make up 80% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 13.3 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $2,301 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Spotsylvania County spend about $120.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 36% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Spotsylvania County was 39 in 2023, down 4.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,346 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 134 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Spotsylvania County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Spotsylvania County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #413 of 2,087 scored counties and #24 of 80 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Spotsylvania 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 | Spotsylvania County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 13.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,346 | 1,380 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.9% | −14.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,301 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $112,738 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 39−4.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 621
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 134Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7056 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 95The 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 Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 155,388+10.5% since 2020
- Households
- 52,481
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 402 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 365
- Median household income
- $112,738+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $133,558
- Median home value
- $404,900
- Jobs located here
- 40,183
- Daytime population
- 124,545Residents 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 Spotsylvania 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 |
| 24Spotsylvania County, VA | 69 | 70 | 13.3 | $1.7M | +10.5% | #413 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Spotsylvania 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 laundry66
- Clothing and shoe stores69
- Laundromats90
- Dry cleaners49
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Spotsylvania County, VA?
There are 70 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Spotsylvania County as of September 2026. 56 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 4.9% from 2019. Another 134 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Spotsylvania County, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $120.8M a year, or $2,301 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 52,481 households in Spotsylvania County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Spotsylvania County, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Spotsylvania County has 13.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Spotsylvania County would have about 95, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,346 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Spotsylvania County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Spotsylvania County at 155,388 people in 2025, up 10.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,481 households. The median household income in Spotsylvania County is $112,738 a year, 40% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.2% 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. Spotsylvania County scores 69 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #413 of 2,087 scored counties.
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