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Clothing and shoe stores in Harford County, MD
How Harford 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 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #295 of 2,087 scored counties
#6 of 23 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 115
- 66 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- −22.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $236.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,319 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 62% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 266,446
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 115 clothing and shoe stores in Harford County. Chain locations make up 57% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 11.3 per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Harford County spend about $236.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,319 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per store, 62% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Harford County was 41 in 2023, down 22.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,483 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 209 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $190K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Harford County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Harford County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Harford County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #295 of 2,087 scored counties and #6 of 23 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Harford 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 | Harford County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 14.8 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,483 | 1,318 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −22.6% | −16.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,319 | $2,283 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $112,265 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 41−22.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 558
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 209Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11566 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 186The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $190K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Harford 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 Harford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 266,446+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 101,795
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 437 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 603
- Median household income
- $112,265+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $133,186
- Median home value
- $386,400
- Jobs located here
- 87,506
- Daytime population
- 226,500Residents 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 Harford 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 Harford 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 laundry70
- Clothing and shoe stores73
- Laundromats80
- Dry cleaners55
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Harford County, MD?
There are 115 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Harford County as of September 2026. 66 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 22.6% from 2019. Official counts list 209 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Harford County, MD spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $236.1M a year, or $2,319 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 115 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 101,795 households in Harford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harford County, MD compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Harford County has 11.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.1M, 62% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Harford County would have about 186, against 115 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,483 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 22.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Harford County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Harford County at 266,446 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,795 households. The median household income in Harford County is $112,265 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Harford County scores 73 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #295 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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