Market rankings · Delaware
Clothing and shoe stores in Delaware
Markets across Delaware ranked by the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 669
- 339 chain locations (51%)
- Official establishments
- 404
- −7.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $814.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.6
- 2% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #34 of 51
- Market score 45 · Lower middle
A site report maps the clothing and shoe stores on map listings around any address in Delaware by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 669 clothing and shoe stores in Delaware. Chain locations make up 51% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 16.6 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $2,027 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Delaware spend about $814.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.2M per store, 4% 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 404 businesses with payroll in Delaware classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 7.5% from 2019. That is one for every 995 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 12.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $2.7M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Delaware.
Among the 50 states and DC, Delaware ranks #34 for clothing and shoe stores, with a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Delaware, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area scores highest (64). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Delaware, the Seaford area, scores 46.
Every market in Delaware for clothing and shoe stores
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Delaware, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 64 | 3,992 | 16.2 | $1.5M | +1.4% | #100 of 387 |
| 1Dover, DE | 64 | 87 | 12.2 | $1.5M | +6.8% | #101 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Seaford, DE | 46 | 248 | 23.3 | $847K | +16.1% | #312 of 536 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kent County, DE | 57 | 87 | 12.2 | $1.5M | +6.8% | #788 of 2,087 |
| 2New Castle County, DE | 54 | 334 | 14.9 | $1.4M | +3.0% | #897 of 2,087 |
| 3Sussex County, DE | 41 | 248 | 23.3 | $847K | +16.1% | #1,381 of 2,087 |
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Delaware?
There are 669 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Delaware as of September 2026. 339 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 404 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 7.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 753 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Delaware spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $814.8M a year, or $2,027 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 669 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 402,038 households in Delaware and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Delaware has 16.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Delaware would have about 641, against 669 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 995 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
Which market in Delaware has the highest market score for clothing and shoe stores?
Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Delaware, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area scores highest, at 64 (upper middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Delaware is the Seaford area, at 46 (lower middle). Among 3 scored counties in Delaware, Kent County scores highest, at 57 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Delaware scores 45 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #34 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Delaware. It maps the clothing and shoe stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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