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Clothing and shoe stores in Franklin County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Franklin County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #319 of 2,087 scored counties
#10 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 10
- 3 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,946 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 94% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 51% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,824
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,946 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $24.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $2.5M per store, 94% above 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 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 7.9 per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Franklin County in 2023. That is one for every 1,811 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #319 of 2,087 scored counties and #10 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Franklin County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Franklin County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 12.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $1.8M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,811 | 1,584 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,946 | $2,189 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $58,675 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 84 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 126
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 103 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Franklin County, 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,824+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 12,675
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,697 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 18
- Median household income
- $58,675+14.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,999
- Median home value
- $194,700
- Jobs located here
- 10,591
- Daytime population
- 27,726Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maine for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Maine, with Franklin County marked.
Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oxford County, ME | 88 | 8 | 3.3 | $6M | +4.2% | #34 of 2,087 |
| 2Androscoggin County, ME | 87 | 27 | 5.8 | $3.5M | +4.8% | #53 of 2,087 |
| 3Sagadahoc County, ME | 83 | 12 | 7.3 | $3.1M | +3.4% | #108 of 2,087 |
| 4Somerset County, ME | 82 | 10 | 4.3 | $4.4M | +2.3% | #118 of 2,087 |
| 5Waldo County, ME | 80 | 8 | 4.6 | $4.5M | +2.6% | #149 of 2,087 |
| 6Kennebec County, ME | 80 | 45 | 8.3 | $2.5M | +3.5% | #156 of 2,087 |
| 7Penobscot County, ME | 74 | 68 | 10.4 | $2M | +3.8% | #266 of 2,087 |
| 8Lincoln County, ME | 73 | 17 | 10.2 | $2.1M | +3.8% | #292 of 2,087 |
| 9Aroostook County, ME | 72 | 22 | 7.3 | $2.6M | −0.7% | #316 of 2,087 |
| 10Franklin County, ME | 72 | 10 | 7.9 | $2.5M | +4.6% | #319 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Franklin County
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 laundry62
- Clothing and shoe stores72
- Laundromats35
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Franklin County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 clothing and shoe stores in Franklin County. 3 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Franklin County, ME spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $24.7M a year, or $1,946 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 12,675 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, ME compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Franklin County has 7.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.5M, 94% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Franklin County would have about 19, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,811 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 30,824 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,675 households. Median household income in Franklin County is $58,675, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.1%, before inflation.
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. Franklin County scores 72 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #319 of 2,087 scored counties.
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