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Clothing and shoe stores in Gilmer County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Gilmer County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,479 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
7,085
−4.2% 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 Gilmer County comes to about $3.3M a year: $1,479 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no clothing and shoe stores in Gilmer County. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Gilmer County would have about 3, against none on map listings.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Gilmer County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gilmer County declined 4.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Gilmer 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 Gilmer County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureGilmer CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.010.816.2
Spending per listingn/a$1.6M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,0641,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.2%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,479$1,698$2,055
Median household income$47,981$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

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
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Gilmer 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 Gilmer County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,085−4.2% since 2020
Households
2,254
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
339 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$47,981
Average household income
$59,427
Median home value
$83,800
Jobs located here
1,719
Daytime population
6,637Residents 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 Gilmer 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
Gilmer County, WVNot scored00.0n/a−4.2%

Other business types in Gilmer County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

There are no clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Gilmer County as of September 2026. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Gilmer County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $3.3M a year, or $1,479 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 2,254 households in Gilmer County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gilmer County has no clothing and shoe stores on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Gilmer County would have about 3, against none on map listings.

How fast is Gilmer County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Gilmer County at 7,085 people in 2025, down 4.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,254 households. Median household income in Gilmer County is $47,981, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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