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Clothing and shoe stores in Lewis County, WA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,296 of 2,087 scored counties
#28 of 29 scored counties 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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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 49 clothing and shoe stores in Lewis County. Of those, 24 are chain locations, or 49%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 14.9 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Lewis County comes to about $56.1M a year: $1,704 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Lewis County was 25 in 2023, 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 Lewis County.

Population estimates show Lewis County grew 6.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Lewis County is 43 (lower middle), #1,296 of 2,087 scored counties and #28 of 29 scored counties in Washington.

How Lewis 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 Lewis County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureLewis CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.910.816.2
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.9M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,3171,8571,273
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 score4387

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
30 → 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 Lewis 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 Lewis County

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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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 Lewis 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
28Lewis County, WA434914.9$1.1M+6.7%#1,296 of 2,087

Other business types in Lewis County

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

Questions

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

There are 49 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Lewis County 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 Lewis County, WA 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 Lewis County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lewis County 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, Lewis County 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 Lewis County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Lewis County 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 Lewis County 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. 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. Lewis County scores 43 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,296 of 2,087 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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