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Clothing and shoe stores in Mason County, WA
How Mason County, WA compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #100 of 2,087 scored counties
#1 of 29 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $47.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,810 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.4M
- 7.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 88% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,165
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
Mason County scores 83 (high) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #100 of 2,087 scored counties and #1 of 29 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing and shoe stores.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 clothing and shoe stores in Mason County. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 1.9 for every 10,000 households, 88% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Mason County comes to about $47.1M a year: $1,810 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 clothing and shoe stores, that is $9.4M per store, 7.4 times 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 Mason County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mason County grew 7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Mason 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 | Mason County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 10.8 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $9.4M | $1.9M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,857 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.8% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.8% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,810 | $2,048 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $83,270 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 87 |
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
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The 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 Mason 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 Mason County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,165+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 26,029
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 960 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $83,270+44.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,630
- Median home value
- $411,800
- Jobs located here
- 13,833
- Daytime population
- 54,996Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Mason 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 laundry83
- Clothing and shoe stores83
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Mason County, WA?
There are 5 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Mason County as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Mason County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mason County, WA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $47.1M a year, or $1,810 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $9.4M 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 26,029 households in Mason County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mason County, WA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Mason County has 1.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 88% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $9.4M, 7.4 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Mason County would have about 37, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Mason County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Mason County at 71,165 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,029 households. The median household income in Mason County is $83,270 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 44.5% 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. Mason County scores 83 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #100 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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