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Clothing and shoe stores in Raleigh County, WV
The clothing and shoe stores in Raleigh County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,949 of 2,087 scored counties
#21 of 27 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 43
- 29 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- −3.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $45.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,583 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.8
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,775
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, Raleigh County has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #1,949 of 2,087 scored counties and #21 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 Raleigh County comes to about $45.9M a year: $1,583 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 43 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.1M per store, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
There are 43 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Raleigh County as of September 2026. 29 of them (67%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.8, 9% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Raleigh County was 27 in 2023, down 3.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,074 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show Raleigh County declined 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Raleigh 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 | Raleigh County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.8 | 10.8 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,074 | 2,064 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.6% | −13.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,583 | $1,698 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $52,150 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 27−3.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 361
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4329 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 Raleigh 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 Raleigh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,775−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 29,004
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 605 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 121
- Median household income
- $52,150+19.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,506
- Median home value
- $150,900
- Jobs located here
- 34,669
- Daytime population
- 82,083Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 21Raleigh County, WV | 19 | 43 | 14.8 | $1.1M | −3.5% | #1,949 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Raleigh 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 laundry24
- Clothing and shoe stores19
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Raleigh County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 43 clothing and shoe stores in Raleigh County. 29 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 3.6% from 2019. Official counts list 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Raleigh County, WV spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $45.9M a year, or $1,583 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 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 29,004 households in Raleigh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Raleigh County, WV compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Raleigh County has 14.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Raleigh County would have about 36, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,074 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Raleigh County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Raleigh County at 71,775 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 29,004 households. Median household income in Raleigh County is $52,150, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.2%, 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. Raleigh County scores 19 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #1,949 of 2,087 scored counties.
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