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Clothing and shoe stores in Stafford County, VA
The clothing and shoe stores in Stafford County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 97 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #1 of 2,087 scored counties
#1 of 80 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 19
- 9 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $137.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,628 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.2M
- 5.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 78% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 170,803
- +8.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Stafford County is 97 (very high), #1 of 2,087 scored counties and #1 of 80 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing and shoe stores.
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 clothing and shoe stores in Stafford County. Chain locations make up 47% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 78% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Stafford County spend about $137.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,628 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. That is about $7.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 5.7 times 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 8 businesses with payroll in Stafford County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 6,541 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show Stafford County grew 8.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Stafford 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 | Stafford County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 13.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $7.2M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,541 | 1,380 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,628 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $137,807 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 97 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 170
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 155Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 199 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 108The 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 Stafford 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 Stafford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 170,803+8.3% since 2020
- Households
- 52,326
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 269 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 609
- Median household income
- $137,807+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $160,926
- Median home value
- $485,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,246
- Daytime population
- 142,029Residents 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 Stafford 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 |
Other business types in Stafford 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 laundry89
- Clothing and shoe stores97
- Laundromats81
- Dry cleaners70
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Stafford County, VA?
Stafford County has 19 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 155 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Stafford County, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $137.5M a year, or $2,628 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $7.2M 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 52,326 households in Stafford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stafford County, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Stafford County has 3.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 78% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $7.2M, 5.7 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Stafford County would have about 108, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,541 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Stafford County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Stafford County at 170,803 people in 2025, up 8.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,326 households. The median household income in Stafford County is $137,807 a year, 71% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Stafford County scores 97 for clothing and shoe stores (very high), #1 of 2,087 scored counties.
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