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Clothing and shoe stores in Hancock County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Hancock County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #786 of 2,087 scored counties
#13 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 36
- 6 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $54.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,132 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.1
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,171
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Hancock County spend about $54.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,132 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 36 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.5M per store, 19% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Hancock County has 36 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 14.1 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in Hancock County classed as clothing and shoe stores, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,279 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 30 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hancock County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Hancock County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #786 of 2,087 scored counties and #13 of 16 scored counties in Maine.
How Hancock 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 | Hancock County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.1 | 12.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.8M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,279 | 1,584 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −15.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,132 | $2,189 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $72,744 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 84 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 200.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 112
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 30Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 366 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,171+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 25,572
- Median age
- 47.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,587 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $72,744+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,123
- Median home value
- $310,400
- Jobs located here
- 21,140
- Daytime population
- 54,670Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 13Hancock County, ME | 57 | 36 | 14.1 | $1.5M | +3.0% | #786 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Hancock 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 laundry49
- Clothing and shoe stores57
- Laundromats47
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Hancock County, ME?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 clothing and shoe stores in Hancock County. 6 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 30 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hancock County, ME spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $54.5M a year, or $2,132 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 25,572 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hancock County, ME compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Hancock County has 14.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.5M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Hancock County would have about 43, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,279 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Hancock County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Hancock County at 57,171 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,572 households. Median household income in Hancock County is $72,744, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. Hancock County scores 57 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #786 of 2,087 scored counties.
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