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Clothing and shoe stores in Charles County, MD
The clothing and shoe stores in Charles County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #534 of 2,087 scored counties
#9 of 23 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 92
- 63 chain locations (68%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- −24.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $148.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,441 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.1
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 176,593
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,441 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Charles County spend about $148.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.6M per store, 27% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Charles County has 92 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 68% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.1, 7% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Charles County in 2023, down 24.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,295 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 208 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $182K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Charles County.
Population estimates put the population change in Charles County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Charles County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #534 of 2,087 scored counties and #9 of 23 scored counties in Maryland.
How Charles 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 | Charles County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.1 | 14.8 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,295 | 1,318 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −24.2% | −16.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,441 | $2,283 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $122,816 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 62 → 47−24.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 675
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 208Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9263 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 117The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $182K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Charles 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 Charles County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 176,593+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 60,875
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 372
- Median household income
- $122,816+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $141,768
- Median home value
- $428,500
- Jobs located here
- 37,884
- Daytime population
- 129,984Residents 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 Charles 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 Charles 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 laundry63
- Clothing and shoe stores65
- Laundromats69
- Dry cleaners77
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Charles County, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 92 clothing and shoe stores in Charles County. 63 of them (68%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 24.2% from 2019. Official counts list 208 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Charles County, MD spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $148.6M a year, or $2,441 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 92 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 60,875 households in Charles County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Charles County, MD compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Charles County has 15.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.6M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Charles County would have about 117, against 92 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,295 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 24.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Charles County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Charles County at 176,593 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,875 households. Median household income in Charles County is $122,816, 52% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. Charles County scores 65 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #534 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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