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Clothing and shoe stores in Berkeley County, WV
How Berkeley County, WV 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 89 out of 100: High
Ranked #32 of 2,087 scored counties
#2 of 27 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 31
- 14 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $96.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,892 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 62% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 139,522
- +13.7% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, Berkeley County has a Groundwork market score of 89 (high): #32 of 2,087 scored counties and #2 of 27 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing and shoe stores.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Berkeley County comes to about $96.6M a year: $1,892 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 31 clothing and shoe stores, that is $3.1M per store, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Berkeley County has 31 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 45%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Berkeley County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 6,378 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show Berkeley County grew 13.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Berkeley County compares
The same measures for West Virginia 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 | Berkeley County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 10.8 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,378 | 2,064 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.7% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,892 | $1,698 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $80,815 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 89 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 177
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 52Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3114 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 76The 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 Berkeley 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 Berkeley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 139,522+13.7% since 2020
- Households
- 51,021
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 321 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 403
- Median household income
- $80,815+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,580
- Median home value
- $266,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,190
- Daytime population
- 104,443Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Berkeley County marked.
Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, WV | 94 | 12 | 5.3 | $4.1M | +9.2% | #6 of 2,087 |
| 2Berkeley County, WV | 89 | 31 | 6.1 | $3.1M | +13.7% | #32 of 2,087 |
| 3Putnam County, WV | 76 | 14 | 6.0 | $3.3M | −1.0% | #208 of 2,087 |
| 4Marion County, WV | 67 | 14 | 6.0 | $2.9M | −1.2% | #451 of 2,087 |
| 5Hancock County, WV | 61 | 7 | 5.5 | $3.1M | −4.5% | #628 of 2,087 |
| 6Marshall County, WV | 53 | 6 | 4.8 | $3.4M | −4.4% | #912 of 2,087 |
| 7Fayette County, WV | 51 | 12 | 7.5 | $2.1M | −5.6% | #1,000 of 2,087 |
| 8Jackson County, WV | 49 | 9 | 7.8 | $2.1M | −1.0% | #1,074 of 2,087 |
| 9Brooke County, WV | 48 | 6 | 6.2 | $2.7M | −6.0% | #1,111 of 2,087 |
| 10Wayne County, WV | 47 | 10 | 6.3 | $2.6M | −4.0% | #1,145 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Berkeley 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 laundry87
- Clothing and shoe stores89
- Laundromats53
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Berkeley County, WV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 clothing and shoe stores in Berkeley County. 14 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 52 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Berkeley County, WV spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $96.6M a year, or $1,892 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 51,021 households in Berkeley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Berkeley County, WV compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Berkeley County has 6.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $3.1M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Berkeley County would have about 76, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,378 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Berkeley County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Berkeley County at 139,522 people in 2025, up 13.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,021 households. Median household income in Berkeley County is $80,815, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Berkeley County scores 89 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #32 of 2,087 scored counties.
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