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Clothing and shoe stores in Oxford County, ME
How Oxford County, ME 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 88 out of 100: High
Ranked #34 of 2,087 scored counties
#1 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 8
- 3 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $47.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,978 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6M
- 4.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 80% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 60,346
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, Oxford County has a Groundwork market score of 88 (high): #34 of 2,087 scored counties and #1 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing and shoe stores.
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 clothing and shoe stores in Oxford County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 38%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 80% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Oxford County comes to about $47.8M a year: $1,978 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 clothing and shoe stores, that is $6M per store, 4.7 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Oxford County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 4,828 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Oxford County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Oxford 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 | Oxford County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 12.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $6M | $1.8M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,828 | 1,584 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,978 | $2,189 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $60,173 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 88 | 84 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $392K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 83 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The 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 Oxford 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 Oxford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 60,346+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,140
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,077 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $60,173+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,916
- Median home value
- $217,300
- Jobs located here
- 17,529
- Daytime population
- 49,370Residents 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 Oxford 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 Oxford 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 laundry85
- Clothing and shoe stores88
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Oxford County, ME?
Oxford County has 8 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 25 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Oxford County, ME spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $47.8M a year, or $1,978 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $6M 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 24,140 households in Oxford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oxford County, ME compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Oxford County has 3.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 80% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $6M, 4.7 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Oxford County would have about 38, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,828 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Oxford County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Oxford County at 60,346 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,140 households. The median household income in Oxford County is $60,173 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.3% 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. Oxford County scores 88 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #34 of 2,087 scored counties.
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