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Clothing and shoe stores in Sagadahoc County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Sagadahoc County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #108 of 2,087 scored counties
#3 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $37.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,275 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,979
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Sagadahoc County scores 83 (high) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #108 of 2,087 scored counties and #3 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing and shoe stores.
Households in Sagadahoc County spend about $37.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,275 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 12 clothing and shoe stores, that is $3.1M per store, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Sagadahoc County has 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 7.3 for every 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Sagadahoc County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 2,741 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Sagadahoc County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Sagadahoc 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 | Sagadahoc County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 12.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $1.8M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,741 | 1,584 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,275 | $2,189 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $87,806 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 84 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $483K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,979+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 16,446
- Median age
- 47.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 254 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 147
- Median household income
- $87,806+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,102
- Median home value
- $333,300
- Jobs located here
- 16,774
- Daytime population
- 36,121Residents 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 Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc 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 laundry82
- Clothing and shoe stores83
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Sagadahoc County, ME?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 clothing and shoe stores in Sagadahoc County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sagadahoc County, ME spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $37.4M a year, or $2,275 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 16,446 households in Sagadahoc County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sagadahoc County, ME compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Sagadahoc County has 7.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $3.1M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Sagadahoc County would have about 29, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,741 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Sagadahoc County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Sagadahoc County at 37,979 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,446 households. Median household income in Sagadahoc County is $87,806, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.9%, 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. Sagadahoc County scores 83 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #108 of 2,087 scored counties.
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