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Clothing and shoe stores in Wythe County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Wythe County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,386 of 2,087 scored counties
#59 of 80 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 12
- 4 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $20.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,616 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.6
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,983
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 clothing and shoe stores in Wythe County. 4 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 9.6 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,616 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Wythe County spend about $20.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 12 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.7M per store, 33% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Wythe County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Wythe County declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing and shoe stores, Wythe County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,386 of 2,087 scored counties and #59 of 80 scored counties in Virginia.
How Wythe 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 | Wythe County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.6 | 13.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,380 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,616 | $2,176 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $57,745 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 71 |
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
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 124 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Wythe 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 Wythe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,983−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 12,533
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 462 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $57,745+17.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,745
- Median home value
- $171,200
- Jobs located here
- 11,749
- Daytime population
- 27,635Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 59Wythe County, VA | 40 | 12 | 9.6 | $1.7M | −1.2% | #1,386 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Wythe 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 laundry40
- Clothing and shoe stores40
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Wythe County, VA?
Wythe County has 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Wythe County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wythe County, VA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $20.2M a year, or $1,616 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 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 12,533 households in Wythe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wythe County, VA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Wythe County has 9.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Wythe County would have about 16, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is Wythe County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Wythe County at 27,983 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,533 households. The median household income in Wythe County is $57,745 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.0% 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. Wythe County scores 40 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,386 of 2,087 scored counties.
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