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Clothing and shoe stores in Greenbrier County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Greenbrier County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 15 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,022 of 2,087 scored counties
#26 of 27 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 30
- 7 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,539 a household
- Spending per listing
- $759K
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.3
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,578
- −4.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Greenbrier County is 15 (low), #2,022 of 2,087 scored counties and #26 of 27 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Greenbrier County comes to about $22.8M a year: $1,539 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $759K per store, 40% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Greenbrier County has 30 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 20.3 for every 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Greenbrier County in 2023. That is one for every 1,344 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Greenbrier County declined 4.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Greenbrier 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 | Greenbrier County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.3 | 10.8 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $759K | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,344 | 2,064 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.0% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,539 | $1,698 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $48,218 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 15 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 307 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Greenbrier 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 Greenbrier County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,578−4.0% since 2020
- Households
- 14,788
- Median age
- 46.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,020 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $48,218+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,064
- Median home value
- $149,000
- Jobs located here
- 12,698
- Daytime population
- 31,539Residents 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 Greenbrier 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 |
| 26Greenbrier County, WV | 15 | 30 | 20.3 | $759K | −4.0% | #2,022 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Greenbrier 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 laundry17
- Clothing and shoe stores15
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Greenbrier County, WV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 clothing and shoe stores in Greenbrier County. 7 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Greenbrier County, WV spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $22.8M a year, or $1,539 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $759K 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 14,788 households in Greenbrier County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Greenbrier County, WV compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Greenbrier County has 20.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $759K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Greenbrier County would have about 18, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,344 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Greenbrier County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Greenbrier County at 31,578 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,788 households. Median household income in Greenbrier County is $48,218, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.0%, 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. Greenbrier County scores 15 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #2,022 of 2,087 scored counties.
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