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Clothing and shoe stores in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #62 of 2,087 scored counties
#2 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 33
- 9 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $119.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,499 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 2.9 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 114,690
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, the Northwest Hills Planning Region has a Groundwork market score of 86 (high): #62 of 2,087 scored counties and #2 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing and shoe stores.
Households in the Northwest Hills Planning Region spend about $119.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,499 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.6M per store, 2.9 times 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 33 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Northwest Hills Planning Region as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 27%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 6.9 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Northwest Hills Planning Region was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 3,987 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Northwest Hills Planning Region grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Northwest Hills 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 | Northwest Hills Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 15.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,987 | 1,304 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,499 | $2,564 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $93,551 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12
- Employees, 2023
- 121
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 73Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 339 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 94The 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 Northwest Hills 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 Northwest Hills Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 114,690+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 47,845
- Median age
- 47.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 787 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $93,551
- Average household income
- $131,679
- Median home value
- $335,600
- Jobs located here
- 36,871
- Daytime population
- 93,666Residents 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 Northwest Hills 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 Northwest Hills 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 laundry79
- Clothing and shoe stores86
- Laundromats64
- Dry cleaners73
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 clothing and shoe stores in the Northwest Hills Planning Region. 9 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 73 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $119.6M a year, or $2,499 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 47,845 households in the Northwest Hills Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Northwest Hills Planning Region has 6.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $3.6M, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Northwest Hills Planning Region would have about 94, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,987 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Northwest Hills Planning Region at 114,690 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,845 households. Median household income in the Northwest Hills Planning Region is $93,551, 16% 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 Northwest Hills Planning Region scores 86 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #62 of 2,087 scored counties.
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