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Clothing and shoe stores in Monongalia County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Monongalia County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,435 of 2,087 scored counties
#16 of 27 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 73
- 43 chain locations (59%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- −6.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $83.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,875 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 107,991
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Monongalia County spend about $83.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,875 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per store, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Monongalia County has 73 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 43 are chain locations, or 59%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 16.4 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Monongalia County in 2023, down 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,014 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 49 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $148K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Monongalia County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Monongalia County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Monongalia County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,435 of 2,087 scored counties and #16 of 27 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Monongalia 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 | Monongalia County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.4 | 10.8 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,014 | 2,064 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.4% | −13.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,875 | $1,698 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $65,346 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 47 → 44−6.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 497
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 49Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7343 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 66The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $148K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Monongalia 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 Monongalia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 107,991+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 44,629
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 360 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 298
- Median household income
- $65,346+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,594
- Median home value
- $267,700
- Jobs located here
- 64,605
- Daytime population
- 128,019Residents 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 Monongalia 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 |
| 16Monongalia County, WV | 39 | 73 | 16.4 | $1.1M | +2.0% | #1,435 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Monongalia 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 laundry41
- Clothing and shoe stores39
- Laundromats47
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Monongalia County, WV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 73 clothing and shoe stores in Monongalia County. 43 of them (59%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 6.4% from 2019. Another 49 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Monongalia County, WV spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $83.7M a year, or $1,875 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 44,629 households in Monongalia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monongalia County, WV compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Monongalia County has 16.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Monongalia County would have about 66, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,014 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Monongalia County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Monongalia County at 107,991 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,629 households. Median household income in Monongalia County is $65,346, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, 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. Monongalia County scores 39 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,435 of 2,087 scored counties.
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