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Clothing stores in Virginia

How many clothing stores exist per person present (residents + daytime workers) across the 15 Virginia counties we cover, by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Data: Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024 + BLS QCEW.

Includes: Family clothing stores · General apparel shops. Counted together because official statistics use one 448140 code.

State verdict (covered counties): In line with the U.S. rate — 92% of the U.S. rate

Counties covered

in Virginia

Clothing stores

386

establishments (2023)

Per 10,000 present

0.6

residents + 0.5×workers

U.S. average

0.7

per 10,000 present

State index

92%

vs. U.S.

Residents

4,933,760

in covered counties

Workers

2,234,596

jobs in covered counties

Coverage. This page aggregates only the 15 Virginia counties BizGapMap covers — not the whole state. Counts and the index reflect those counties. The aggregate index uses only ZIP cells Census published, so it is a lower bound. Density is a supply-side signal: it counts existing clothing stores and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more.

Counties in Virginia

City	County	Clothing stores	Residents	Workers	Per 10k	Index	Verdict
Sterling	Loudoun County	52–98	430,542	191,115	1.0	143–209%	Range spans bands
Norfolk	Norfolk city	28–62	233,596	108,525	1.0	141–261%	Range spans bands
Manassas	Prince William County	49–83	501,551	114,472	0.9	127–189%	Range spans bands
Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach city	43–67	456,349	163,508	0.8	116–153%	Range spans bands
Newport News	Newport News city	18–36	186,870	94,081	0.8	111–198%	Range spans bands
Fredericksburg	Spotsylvania County	12–22	141,654	33,418	0.8	110–183%	Range spans bands
Hampton	Hampton city	11–27	132,860	34,168	0.7	106–203%	Range spans bands
Mc Lean	Fairfax County	90–192	1,112,020	681,997	0.6	90–155%	Range spans bands
Richmond	Henrico County	26–56	337,830	220,227	0.6	84–149%	Range spans bands
Chesapeake	Chesapeake city	16–28	253,091	99,392	0.5	76–115%	Range spans bands
Alexandria	Alexandria city	9–25	153,467	77,493	0.5	68–128%	Range spans bands
Richmond	Chesterfield County	20–42	373,620	122,211	0.5	67–133%	Range spans bands
Arlington	Arlington County	12–38	236,745	156,754	0.4	55–138%	Range spans bands
Richmond	Richmond city	0–32	222,029	105,755	0.0	0–105%	Range spans bands
Stafford	Stafford County	0–16	161,536	31,480	0.0	0–65%	Range spans bands

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Lowest vs. highest measured density

Fewest competitors per capita

143%

141%

127%

116%

111%

110%

106%

90%

Most competitors per capita

55%

67%

68%

76%

84%

90%

Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A county with few clothing stores may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. Use the ranking to find where to look, then verify locally.

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