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Clothing and shoe stores in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area
How the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #188 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut
- Listings
- 793
- 397 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 388
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,863 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.3
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 978,179
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,863 per household (39% above the U.S. average), households in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area spend about $1B a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 793 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.3M per store, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area has 793 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 397 are chain locations, or 50%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 22.3 per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area was 388 in 2023. That is one for every 915 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 627 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area is 53 (upper middle), #188 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut.
How the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area compares
The same measures for Connecticut 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 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.3 | 15.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 915 | 1,304 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,863 | $2,564 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $114,565 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 388
- Employees, 2023
- 5,753
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $182.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 627Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 793397 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 800The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 18
- Amount
- $4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro 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 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 978,179+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 355,012
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 672 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,422
- Median household income
- $114,565
- Average household income
- $189,223
- Median home value
- $564,500
- Jobs located here
- 399,663
- Daytime population
- 939,733Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Connecticut for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waterbury-Shelton, CT | 89 | 159 | 8.8 | $2.7M | +3.2% | #4 of 387 |
| 2Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 71 | 711 | 15.3 | $1.7M | +3.0% | #53 of 387 |
| 3Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | 65 | 177 | 15.3 | $1.5M | +2.0% | #90 of 387 |
| 4New Haven, CT | 60 | 398 | 17.3 | $1.4M | +2.5% | #129 of 387 |
| 5Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | 53 | 793 | 22.3 | $1.3M | +3.7% | #188 of 387 |
Other business types in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area
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 laundry46
- Clothing and shoe stores53
- Laundromats48
- Dry cleaners33
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 793 clothing and shoe stores in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area. 397 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 388 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 627 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1B a year, or $2,863 per household. That is 39% above the U.S. average (an index of 139, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 793 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 355,012 households in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area has 22.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area would have about 800, against 793 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 915 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area at 978,179 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 355,012 households. Median household income in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area is $114,565, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area scores 53 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #188 of 387 scored metro areas.
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