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Clothing and shoe stores in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 89 out of 100: High
Ranked #3 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Maine
- Listings
- 27
- 9 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $95.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,039 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 64% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,487
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, the Lewiston-Auburn metro area has a Groundwork market score of 89 (high): #3 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Maine. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for clothing and shoe stores.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 clothing and shoe stores in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 33%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 5.8 for every 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $2,039 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area spend about $95.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 27 clothing and shoe stores, that is $3.5M per store, 2.8 times 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.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area in 2023. That is one for every 4,268 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Lewiston-Auburn metro area grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Lewiston-Auburn metro area 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 | Lewiston-Auburn metro area | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 12.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $1.8M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,268 | 1,584 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,039 | $2,189 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $67,873 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 89 | 84 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11
- Employees, 2023
- 183
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 47Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 279 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 75The 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 Lewiston-Auburn metro area, 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 Lewiston-Auburn metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,487+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 46,953
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 242
- Median household income
- $67,873+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,271
- Median home value
- $252,800
- Jobs located here
- 50,802
- Daytime population
- 111,740Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Maine for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Maine, with the Lewiston-Auburn metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 89 | 27 | 5.8 | $3.5M | +4.8% | #3 of 387 |
| 2Bangor, ME | 84 | 68 | 10.4 | $2M | +3.8% | #13 of 387 |
| 3Portland-South Portland, ME | 59 | 418 | 17.4 | $1.4M | +4.5% | #139 of 387 |
Other business types in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area
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 laundry89
- Clothing and shoe stores89
- Laundromats55
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area?
There are 27 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area as of September 2026. 9 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 47 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $95.7M a year, or $2,039 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 27 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 46,953 households in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Lewiston-Auburn metro area has 5.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $3.5M, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Lewiston-Auburn metro area would have about 75, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,268 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lewiston-Auburn metro area at 116,487 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,953 households. The median household income in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area is $67,873 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. The Lewiston-Auburn metro area scores 89 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #3 of 387 scored metro areas.
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