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Clothing and shoe stores in Kanawha County, WV
How Kanawha 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 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,665 of 2,087 scored counties
#17 of 27 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 106
- 59 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 51
- −26.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $130.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,710 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.9
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 172,381
- −4.3% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, Kanawha County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #1,665 of 2,087 scored counties and #17 of 27 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 106 clothing and shoe stores in Kanawha County. Of those, 59 are chain locations, or 56%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.9, 14% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Kanawha County spend about $130.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,710 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 106 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.2M per store, 3% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Kanawha County was 51 in 2023, down 26.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,499 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Kanawha County. Population estimates put the population change in Kanawha County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Kanawha 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 | Kanawha County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.9 | 10.8 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,499 | 2,064 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −26.1% | −13.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.3% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,710 | $1,698 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $60,943 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 69 → 51−26.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 621
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 70Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10659 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 103The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Kanawha 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 Kanawha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 172,381−4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 76,459
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 902 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 196
- Median household income
- $60,943+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,041
- Median home value
- $147,300
- Jobs located here
- 104,812
- Daytime population
- 206,412Residents 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 Kanawha 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 |
| 17Kanawha County, WV | 31 | 106 | 13.9 | $1.2M | −4.3% | #1,665 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Kanawha 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 laundry31
- Clothing and shoe stores31
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners49
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Kanawha County, WV?
There are 106 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Kanawha County as of September 2026. 59 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 26.1% from 2019. Another 70 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Kanawha County, WV spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $130.8M a year, or $1,710 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 106 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 76,459 households in Kanawha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kanawha County, WV compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Kanawha County has 13.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Kanawha County would have about 103, against 106 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,499 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 26.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Kanawha County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Kanawha County at 172,381 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 76,459 households. The median household income in Kanawha County is $60,943 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Kanawha County scores 31 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,665 of 2,087 scored counties.
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