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Clothing and shoe stores in Cabell County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Cabell County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 10 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,070 of 2,087 scored counties
#27 of 27 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 99
- 63 chain locations (64%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- −12.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $65.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,671 a household
- Spending per listing
- $664K
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.2
- 56% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 91,183
- −3.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Cabell County is 10 (low), #2,070 of 2,087 scored counties and #27 of 27 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 99 clothing and shoe stores in Cabell County. 63 of them (64%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 25.2 per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Cabell County comes to about $65.7M a year: $1,671 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $664K of household spending for each store on map listings, 48% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 55 businesses with payroll in Cabell County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 12.7% from 2019. That is one for every 715 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Cabell County. Population estimates show Cabell County declined 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Cabell 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 | Cabell County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.2 | 10.8 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $664K | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 715 | 2,064 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.7% | −13.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.2% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,671 | $1,698 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $55,832 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 10 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 63 → 55−12.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 856
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 31Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9963 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Cabell 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 Cabell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 91,183−3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 39,318
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 281 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 330
- Median household income
- $55,832+39.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,798
- Median home value
- $164,400
- Jobs located here
- 51,698
- Daytime population
- 106,949Residents 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 Cabell 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 |
| 27Cabell County, WV | 10 | 99 | 25.2 | $664K | −3.2% | #2,070 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Cabell 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 laundry11
- Clothing and shoe stores10
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Cabell County, WV?
Cabell County has 99 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 63 of them (64%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 12.7% from 2019. Another 31 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Cabell County, WV spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $65.7M a year, or $1,671 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 99 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $664K 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 39,318 households in Cabell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cabell County, WV compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Cabell County has 25.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $664K, 48% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Cabell County would have about 52, against 99 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 715 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Cabell County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Cabell County at 91,183 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 39,318 households. The median household income in Cabell County is $55,832 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.5% 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. Cabell County scores 10 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #2,070 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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