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Clothing and shoe stores in Caroline County, MD
How Caroline County, MD 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 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #457 of 2,087 scored counties
#8 of 23 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 9
- 3 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $22.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,778 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 94% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,116
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Caroline County spend about $22.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,778 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 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 9 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Caroline County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.2, 56% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Caroline County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Caroline County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Caroline County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #457 of 2,087 scored counties and #8 of 23 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Caroline County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Caroline County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 14.8 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,318 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −16.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,778 | $2,283 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $68,457 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 93 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Caroline 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 Caroline County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,116+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 12,495
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 319 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 105
- Median household income
- $68,457+16.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,383
- Median home value
- $290,100
- Jobs located here
- 8,855
- Daytime population
- 25,447Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maryland market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Caroline County marked.
Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Mary’s County, MD | 88 | 32 | 7.5 | $3.2M | +2.4% | #41 of 2,087 |
| 2Calvert County, MD | 87 | 21 | 6.3 | $4.1M | +1.7% | #51 of 2,087 |
| 3Cecil County, MD | 87 | 28 | 6.9 | $3M | +3.2% | #56 of 2,087 |
| 4Carroll County, MD | 82 | 41 | 6.4 | $3.8M | +2.2% | #121 of 2,087 |
| 5Frederick County, MD | 79 | 125 | 11.9 | $2.1M | +11.0% | #175 of 2,087 |
| 6Harford County, MD | 73 | 115 | 11.3 | $2.1M | +2.0% | #295 of 2,087 |
| 7Dorchester County, MD | 70 | 9 | 6.6 | $2.6M | +3.4% | #370 of 2,087 |
| 8Caroline County, MD | 67 | 9 | 7.2 | $2.5M | +2.5% | #457 of 2,087 |
| 9Charles County, MD | 65 | 92 | 15.1 | $1.6M | +5.9% | #534 of 2,087 |
| 10Howard County, MD | 64 | 165 | 13.6 | $2M | +1.9% | #544 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Caroline 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 laundry72
- Clothing and shoe stores67
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Caroline County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 clothing and shoe stores in Caroline County. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Caroline County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Caroline County, MD spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $22.2M a year, or $1,778 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 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 12,495 households in Caroline County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Caroline County, MD compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Caroline County has 7.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 56% 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, Caroline County would have about 18, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Caroline County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Caroline County at 34,116 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,495 households. Median household income in Caroline County is $68,457, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.8%, 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. Caroline County scores 67 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #457 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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