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Clothing and shoe stores in the Laramie, WY area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Laramie, WY area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #198 of 536 scored small-town markets
#2 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Wyoming

Listings
18
4 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$27.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,614 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
21% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.5
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,558
+3.9% 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

At $1,614 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in the Laramie area spend about $27.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 21% above 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 18 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Laramie area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 10.5 per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Laramie area in 2023. That is one for every 1,898 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 17 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show the Laramie area grew 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Laramie area is 58 (upper middle), #198 of 536 scored small-town markets and #2 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Wyoming.

How the Laramie area compares

The same measures for Wyoming 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 Laramie, WY area compared with Wyoming and the U.S.
MeasureLaramie areaWyomingU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.516.516.2
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,8981,4571,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.9%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,614$1,738$2,055
Median household income$61,917$76,176$80,734
Groundwork market score5830

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9
Employees, 2023
63
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
17Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
184 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 the Laramie area, 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 the Laramie area

Population, 2025 estimate
38,558+3.9% since 2020
Households
17,083
Median age
32.5
Homes lived in by their owners
50%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
4,274 sq. mi.
People per square mile
9
Median household income
$61,917+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,098
Median home value
$333,000
Jobs located here
16,736
Daytime population
38,437Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Wyoming

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Wyoming for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with the Laramie area marked.

Top small-town markets in Wyoming

Small-town markets in Wyoming ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Gillette, WY622916.1$1.1M+2.1%#167 of 536
2Laramie, WY581810.5$1.5M+3.9%#198 of 536
3Evanston, WY-UT571011.6$1.5M+2.0%#212 of 536
4Cody, WY492115.8$1.1M+5.1%#287 of 536
5Rock Springs, WY482514.3$1.2M−2.2%#292 of 536
6Riverton, WY452114.0$1.1M+0.7%#313 of 536
7Jackson, WY-ID424631.7$722K+4.2%#339 of 536
8Sheridan, WY367050.6$328K+7.2%#398 of 536

Other business types in the Laramie area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Laramie, WY area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 clothing and shoe stores in the Laramie area. 4 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Laramie, WY area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $27.6M a year, or $1,614 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 17,083 households in the Laramie area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Laramie, WY area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

The Laramie area has 10.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.5M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Laramie area would have about 22, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,898 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is the Laramie, WY area growing?

Population estimates put the Laramie area at 38,558 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,083 households. Median household income in the Laramie area is $61,917, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.5%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Laramie area scores 58 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #198 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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