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Clothing and shoe stores in the Centralia, WA area
How the Centralia, WA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #276 of 536 scored small-town markets
#9 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Washington
- Listings
- 49
- 24 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- −16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $56.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,704 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.9
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 88,062
- +6.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 49 clothing and shoe stores in the Centralia area. 24 of them (49%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.9, 8% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,704 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in the Centralia area spend about $56.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 10% below 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 25 businesses with payroll in the Centralia area classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,317 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 38 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $30K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Centralia area.
Population estimates show the Centralia area grew 6.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, the Centralia area has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #276 of 536 scored small-town markets and #9 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Washington.
How the Centralia area 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.
| Measure | Centralia area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.9 | 10.8 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.9M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,317 | 1,857 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.7% | −15.8% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.7% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,704 | $2,048 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $74,796 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 87 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25−16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 314
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 38Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4924 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $30K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Centralia area, 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 the Centralia area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 88,062+6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 32,916
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 2,403 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $74,796+39.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,194
- Median home value
- $385,800
- Jobs located here
- 25,436
- Daytime population
- 72,396Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Washington for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Washington, with the Centralia area marked.
Top small-town markets in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shelton, WA | 89 | 5 | 1.9 | $9.4M | +7.8% | #6 of 536 |
| 2Ellensburg, WA | 83 | 12 | 6.0 | $3M | +4.2% | #16 of 536 |
| 3Oak Harbor, WA | 75 | 17 | 4.7 | $4M | −1.5% | #55 of 536 |
| 4Pullman, WA | 73 | 10 | 5.3 | $3M | +1.5% | #68 of 536 |
| 5Aberdeen, WA | 73 | 21 | 6.9 | $2.3M | +3.0% | #72 of 536 |
| 6Moses Lake, WA | 72 | 33 | 9.3 | $1.8M | +6.3% | #87 of 536 |
| 7Port Angeles, WA | 66 | 31 | 8.8 | $1.9M | +1.1% | #129 of 536 |
| 8Port Townsend, WA | 66 | 16 | 9.8 | $1.8M | +2.7% | #131 of 536 |
| 9Centralia, WA | 50 | 49 | 14.9 | $1.1M | +6.7% | #276 of 536 |
Other business types in the Centralia area
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 laundry50
- Clothing and shoe stores50
- Laundromats55
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Centralia, WA area?
The Centralia area has 49 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 24 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 38 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Centralia, WA area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $56.1M a year, or $1,704 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 32,916 households in the Centralia area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Centralia, WA area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Centralia area has 14.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Centralia area would have about 44, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,317 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Centralia, WA area growing?
Population estimates put the Centralia area at 88,062 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,916 households. The median household income in the Centralia area is $74,796 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.9% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Centralia area scores 50 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #276 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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