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Clothing and shoe stores in Grays Harbor County, WA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #430 of 2,087 scored counties
#11 of 29 scored counties in Washington

Listings
21
4 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$48.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,596 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
83% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.9
57% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
78,144
+3.0% 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 21 clothing and shoe stores in Grays Harbor County. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 6.9 per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Households in Grays Harbor County spend about $48.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,596 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 21 clothing and shoe stores, that is $2.3M per store, 83% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Grays Harbor County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 6,126 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 31 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Grays Harbor County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Grays Harbor County is 68 (upper middle), #430 of 2,087 scored counties and #11 of 29 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Grays Harbor 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 Grays Harbor County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureGrays Harbor CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.910.816.2
Spending per listing$2.3M$1.9M$1.3M
Households per official establishment6,1261,8571,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−15.8%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,596$2,048$2,055
Median household income$64,414$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score6887

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 5
Employees, 2023
134
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
31Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
214 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
39The 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 Grays Harbor 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 Grays Harbor County

Population, 2025 estimate
78,144+3.0% since 2020
Households
30,628
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,902 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$64,414+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,833
Median home value
$314,000
Jobs located here
21,888
Daytime population
66,472Residents 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 Grays Harbor 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
11Grays Harbor County, WA68216.9$2.3M+3.0%#430 of 2,087

Other business types in Grays Harbor County

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

Questions

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

There are 21 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Grays Harbor County as of September 2026. 4 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 31 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $48.9M a year, or $1,596 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 30,628 households in Grays Harbor County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Grays Harbor County has 6.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.3M, 83% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Grays Harbor County would have about 39, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,126 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Grays Harbor County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Grays Harbor County at 78,144 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,628 households. The median household income in Grays Harbor County is $64,414 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.7% 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. Grays Harbor County scores 68 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #430 of 2,087 scored counties.

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

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