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Clothing and shoe stores in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,021 of 2,087 scored counties
#8 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 144
- 83 chain locations (58%)
- Official establishments
- 79
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $195.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,642 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.4
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 177,311
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 144 clothing and shoe stores in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. Of those, 83 are chain locations, or 58%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.4, 20% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $2,642 per household (29% above the U.S. average), households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region spend about $195.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 144 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.4M per store, 7% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region in 2023. That is one for every 938 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 102 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,021 of 2,087 scored counties and #8 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region 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 | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.4 | 15.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 938 | 1,304 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,642 | $2,564 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $104,428 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 79
- Employees, 2023
- 1,124
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 102Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14483 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 154The 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 Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, 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 Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 177,311+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 74,068
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 415
- Median household income
- $104,428
- Average household income
- $138,522
- Median home value
- $379,700
- Jobs located here
- 70,497
- Daytime population
- 159,861Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region marked.
Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 91 | 16 | 4.1 | $5.9M | +3.0% | #17 of 2,087 |
| 2Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 86 | 33 | 6.9 | $3.6M | +2.2% | #62 of 2,087 |
| 3Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 82 | 159 | 8.8 | $2.7M | +3.2% | #128 of 2,087 |
| 4Capitol Planning Region, CT | 65 | 567 | 14.5 | $1.7M | +3.1% | #530 of 2,087 |
| 5Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 63 | 204 | 17.1 | $1.5M | +4.1% | #588 of 2,087 |
| 6Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 58 | 177 | 15.3 | $1.5M | +2.0% | #748 of 2,087 |
| 7South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 56 | 398 | 17.3 | $1.4M | +2.5% | #829 of 2,087 |
| 8Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 51 | 144 | 19.4 | $1.4M | +2.3% | #1,021 of 2,087 |
| 9Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 49 | 589 | 25.0 | $1.2M | +3.5% | #1,102 of 2,087 |
Other business types in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
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 laundry50
- Clothing and shoe stores51
- Laundromats71
- Dry cleaners51
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT?
The Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region has 144 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 83 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 102 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $195.7M a year, or $2,642 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 144 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per store. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 74,068 households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region has 19.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region would have about 154, against 144 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 938 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region at 177,311 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,068 households. The median household income in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is $104,428 a year, 29% 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 Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region scores 51 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #1,021 of 2,087 scored counties.
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