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Clothing and shoe stores in Walla Walla County, WA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,192 of 2,087 scored counties
#26 of 29 scored counties in Washington

Listings
30
10 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$40.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,733 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.8
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
62,361
−0.4% 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

Households in Walla Walla County spend about $40.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,733 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per store, 7% 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 30 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Walla Walla County as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 33%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 12.8 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Walla Walla County in 2023. That is one for every 2,345 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 29 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Walla Walla County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Walla Walla County is 46 (lower middle), #1,192 of 2,087 scored counties and #26 of 29 scored counties in Washington.

How Walla Walla 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 Walla Walla County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureWalla Walla CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.810.816.2
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.9M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,3451,8571,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−15.8%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,733$2,048$2,055
Median household income$74,202$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score4687

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 10
Employees, 2023
79
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
29Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3010 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The 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 Walla Walla 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 Walla Walla County

Population, 2025 estimate
62,361−0.4% since 2020
Households
23,447
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,270 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$74,202+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,236
Median home value
$408,900
Jobs located here
26,913
Daytime population
66,232Residents 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 Walla Walla 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
26Walla Walla County, WA463012.8$1.4M−0.4%#1,192 of 2,087

Other business types in Walla Walla County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 30 clothing and shoe stores in Walla Walla County. 10 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 29 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $40.6M a year, or $1,733 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 23,447 households in Walla Walla County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Walla Walla County has 12.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Walla Walla County would have about 32, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,345 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Walla Walla County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Walla Walla County at 62,361 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,447 households. Median household income in Walla Walla County is $74,202, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. Walla Walla County scores 46 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,192 of 2,087 scored counties.

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