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Clothing and shoe stores in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT
How the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,102 of 2,087 scored counties
#9 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 589
- 301 chain locations (51%)
- Official establishments
- 303
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $710.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $3,017 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.0
- 54% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 640,482
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 589 clothing and shoe stores in the Western Connecticut Planning Region. Chain locations make up 51% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 25.0 for every 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $3,017 per household (47% above the U.S. average), households in the Western Connecticut Planning Region spend about $710.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.2M per store, 5% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 303 businesses with payroll in the Western Connecticut Planning Region classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 777 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 426 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Western Connecticut Planning Region.
Population estimates show the Western Connecticut Planning Region grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Western Connecticut Planning Region scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,102 of 2,087 scored counties and #9 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the Western Connecticut 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 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.0 | 15.9 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 777 | 1,304 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $3,017 | $2,564 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $128,188 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 303
- Employees, 2023
- 4,421
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $156.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 426Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 589301 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 559The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 13
- Amount
- $3.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Western Connecticut 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 640,482+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 235,379
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 532 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,178
- Median household income
- $128,188
- Average household income
- $214,675
- Median home value
- $652,900
- Jobs located here
- 282,077
- Daytime population
- 636,160Residents 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 Western Connecticut 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 Western Connecticut 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 laundry44
- Clothing and shoe stores49
- Laundromats62
- Dry cleaners33
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT?
There are 589 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Western Connecticut Planning Region as of September 2026. 301 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 303 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 426 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $710.2M a year, or $3,017 per household. That is 47% above the U.S. average (an index of 147, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 589 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 235,379 households in the Western Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Western Connecticut Planning Region has 25.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Western Connecticut Planning Region would have about 559, against 589 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 777 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is the Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Western Connecticut Planning Region at 640,482 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 235,379 households. The median household income in the Western Connecticut Planning Region is $128,188 a year, 59% 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region scores 49 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,102 of 2,087 scored counties.
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