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Clothing and shoe stores in Jefferson County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Jefferson County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #705 of 2,087 scored counties
#19 of 29 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 16
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,771 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.8
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,970
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Jefferson County spend about $28.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,771 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.8M per store, 42% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
There are 16 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 9.8 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Jefferson County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 1,816 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Jefferson County is 59 (upper middle), #705 of 2,087 scored counties and #19 of 29 scored counties in Washington.
How Jefferson 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.
| Measure | Jefferson County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.8 | 10.8 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.9M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,816 | 1,857 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.8% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,771 | $2,048 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $74,048 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 87 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $940K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 160 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,970+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 16,340
- Median age
- 58.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,804 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $74,048+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,756
- Median home value
- $535,000
- Jobs located here
- 8,967
- Daytime population
- 30,032Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Washington, with Jefferson County marked.
Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mason County, WA | 83 | 5 | 1.9 | $9.4M | +7.8% | #100 of 2,087 |
| 2Clark County, WA | 82 | 138 | 7.0 | $2.8M | +5.3% | #127 of 2,087 |
| 3Kittitas County, WA | 77 | 12 | 6.0 | $3M | +4.2% | #190 of 2,087 |
| 4Stevens County, WA | 72 | 11 | 5.7 | $2.9M | +6.6% | #312 of 2,087 |
| 5Kitsap County, WA | 72 | 93 | 8.6 | $2.4M | +2.7% | #321 of 2,087 |
| 6Island County, WA | 71 | 17 | 4.7 | $4M | −1.5% | #335 of 2,087 |
| 7Pierce County, WA | 71 | 302 | 8.6 | $2.3M | +2.5% | #347 of 2,087 |
| 8Franklin County, WA | 70 | 36 | 12.0 | $1.5M | +5.6% | #388 of 2,087 |
| 9Snohomish County, WA | 69 | 356 | 11.3 | $1.9M | +4.9% | #409 of 2,087 |
| 10Whitman County, WA | 68 | 10 | 5.3 | $3M | +1.5% | #420 of 2,087 |
| 19Jefferson County, WA | 59 | 16 | 9.8 | $1.8M | +2.7% | #705 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 laundry56
- Clothing and shoe stores59
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Jefferson County, WA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 clothing and shoe stores in Jefferson County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jefferson County, WA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $28.9M a year, or $1,771 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per store. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,340 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, WA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Jefferson County has 9.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.8M, 42% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 23, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,816 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 33,970 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,340 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $74,048, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Jefferson County scores 59 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #705 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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