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Clothing and shoe stores in Virginia Beach city, VA
The clothing and shoe stores in Virginia Beach city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,361 of 2,087 scored counties
#57 of 80 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 300
- 141 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 171
- −13.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $379M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,107 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.7
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 453,737
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 300 clothing and shoe stores in Virginia Beach city. 141 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 16.7 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Virginia Beach city comes to about $379M a year: $2,107 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 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 171 businesses with payroll in Virginia Beach city classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,052 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 412 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Virginia Beach city.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Virginia Beach city declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Virginia Beach city is 41 (lower middle), #1,361 of 2,087 scored counties and #57 of 80 scored counties in Virginia.
How Virginia Beach city 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 | Virginia Beach city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.7 | 13.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,052 | 1,380 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.6% | −14.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,107 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $92,968 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 198 → 171−13.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,521
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $46.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 412Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 300141 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 298The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $2.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Virginia Beach city, 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 Virginia Beach city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 453,737−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 179,851
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 245 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,865
- Median household income
- $92,968+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,769
- Median home value
- $382,500
- Jobs located here
- 180,420
- Daytime population
- 440,196Residents 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 Virginia Beach city 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 |
| 57Virginia Beach city, VA | 41 | 300 | 16.7 | $1.3M | −1.3% | #1,361 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Virginia Beach city
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 laundry39
- Clothing and shoe stores41
- Laundromats63
- Dry cleaners49
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Virginia Beach city, VA?
There are 300 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Virginia Beach city as of September 2026. 141 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 171 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 13.6% from 2019. Another 412 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Virginia Beach city, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $379M a year, or $2,107 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 300 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 179,851 households in Virginia Beach city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Virginia Beach city, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Virginia Beach city has 16.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 3% above 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, Virginia Beach city would have about 298, against 300 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,052 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Virginia Beach city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Virginia Beach city at 453,737 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 179,851 households. The median household income in Virginia Beach city is $92,968 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.4% 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. Virginia Beach city scores 41 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,361 of 2,087 scored counties.
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