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Clothing and shoe stores in Boone County, WV

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,235 of 2,087 scored counties
#12 of 27 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,599 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
Twice the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.3
61% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,251
−6.9% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Boone County comes to about $12.7M a year: $1,599 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per store, twice 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 5 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Boone County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 6.3 per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Boone County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Boone County declined 6.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing and shoe stores, Boone County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,235 of 2,087 scored counties and #12 of 27 scored counties in West Virginia.

How Boone 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Boone County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureBoone CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.310.816.2
Spending per listing$2.5M$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,0641,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−6.9%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,599$1,698$2,055
Median household income$57,093$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score4455

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
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Boone 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 Boone County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,251−6.9% since 2020
Households
7,927
Median age
45.2
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
502 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$57,093+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,950
Median home value
$93,100
Jobs located here
3,929
Daytime population
17,897Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Boone County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, WV94125.3$4.1M+9.2%#6 of 2,087
2Berkeley County, WV89316.1$3.1M+13.7%#32 of 2,087
3Putnam County, WV76146.0$3.3M−1.0%#208 of 2,087
4Marion County, WV67146.0$2.9M−1.2%#451 of 2,087
5Hancock County, WV6175.5$3.1M−4.5%#628 of 2,087
6Marshall County, WV5364.8$3.4M−4.4%#912 of 2,087
7Fayette County, WV51127.5$2.1M−5.6%#1,000 of 2,087
8Jackson County, WV4997.8$2.1M−1.0%#1,074 of 2,087
9Brooke County, WV4866.2$2.7M−6.0%#1,111 of 2,087
10Wayne County, WV47106.3$2.6M−4.0%#1,145 of 2,087
12Boone County, WV4456.3$2.5M−6.9%#1,235 of 2,087

Other business types in Boone County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Boone County, WV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 clothing and shoe stores in Boone County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Boone County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Boone County, WV spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $12.7M a year, or $1,599 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 7,927 households in Boone County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Boone County has 6.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.5M, twice the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Boone County would have about 10, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Boone County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Boone County at 20,251 people in 2025, down 6.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,927 households. Median household income in Boone County is $57,093, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.1%, 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. Boone County scores 44 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,235 of 2,087 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Boone County

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