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Clothing and shoe stores in Adams County, WA

The clothing and shoe stores in Adams County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,646 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
Twice the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
60% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,488
+4.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 clothing and shoe stores in Adams County. That comes to 6.4 for every 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $1,646 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Adams County spend about $10.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $2.6M per store, twice 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 Adams County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Adams County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, Adams County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Adams County compares

The same measures for Washington 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 Adams County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureAdams CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.410.816.2
Spending per listing$2.6M$1.9M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,8571,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−15.8%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,646$2,048$2,055
Median household income$66,136$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored87

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
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Adams 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 Adams County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,488+4.3% since 2020
Households
6,288
Median age
29.6
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,925 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$66,136+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,806
Median home value
$273,300
Jobs located here
8,184
Daytime population
20,685Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Washington

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The highest-scoring counties in Washington for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Washington, with Adams County marked.

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Mason County, WA8351.9$9.4M+7.8%#100 of 2,087
2Clark County, WA821387.0$2.8M+5.3%#127 of 2,087
3Kittitas County, WA77126.0$3M+4.2%#190 of 2,087
4Stevens County, WA72115.7$2.9M+6.6%#312 of 2,087
5Kitsap County, WA72938.6$2.4M+2.7%#321 of 2,087
6Island County, WA71174.7$4M−1.5%#335 of 2,087
7Pierce County, WA713028.6$2.3M+2.5%#347 of 2,087
8Franklin County, WA703612.0$1.5M+5.6%#388 of 2,087
9Snohomish County, WA6935611.3$1.9M+4.9%#409 of 2,087
10Whitman County, WA68105.3$3M+1.5%#420 of 2,087
Adams County, WANot scored46.4$2.6M+4.3%

Other business types in Adams County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Adams County, WA?

There are 4 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Adams County 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 Adams County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Adams County, WA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $10.3M a year, or $1,646 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 6,288 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Adams County has 6.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.6M, twice the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Adams County would have about 8, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Adams County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Adams County at 21,488 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,288 households. The median household income in Adams County is $66,136 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Adams County has no market score for clothing and shoe stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Adams County. It maps the clothing and shoe stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Adams County

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