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Clothing and shoe stores in Montgomery County, MD
The clothing and shoe stores in Montgomery County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #639 of 2,087 scored counties
#12 of 23 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 546
- 336 chain locations (62%)
- Official establishments
- 312
- −18.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,615 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 47% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.0
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,074,582
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,615 per household (27% above the U.S. average), households in Montgomery County spend about $1B a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.9M per store, 47% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Montgomery County has 546 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 336 are chain locations, or 62%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 14.0 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Montgomery County was 312 in 2023, down 18.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,247 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 784 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $611K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Montgomery County.
Population estimates put the population change in Montgomery County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Montgomery County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #639 of 2,087 scored counties and #12 of 23 scored counties in Maryland.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.0 | 14.8 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,247 | 1,318 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −18.1% | −16.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,615 | $2,283 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $132,450 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 381 → 312−18.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,423
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $133.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 784Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 546336 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 801The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $611K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,074,582+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 389,210
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,162
- Median household income
- $132,450+21.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $181,353
- Median home value
- $640,300
- Jobs located here
- 491,378
- Daytime population
- 1,073,010Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 12Montgomery County, MD | 61 | 546 | 14.0 | $1.9M | +1.3% | #639 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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 laundry56
- Clothing and shoe stores61
- Laundromats74
- Dry cleaners41
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Montgomery County, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 546 clothing and shoe stores in Montgomery County. 336 of them (62%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 312 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 18.1% from 2019. Official counts list 784 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Montgomery County, MD spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1B a year, or $2,615 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 546 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 389,210 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, MD compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Montgomery County has 14.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.9M, 47% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 801, against 546 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,247 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 1,074,582 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 389,210 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $132,450, 64% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.7%, 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. Montgomery County scores 61 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #639 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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