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Clothing and shoe stores in Prince George’s County, MD
The clothing and shoe stores in Prince George’s County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #936 of 2,087 scored counties
#14 of 23 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 525
- 251 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 259
- −12.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $771.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,219 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.1
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 970,374
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,219 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Prince George’s County spend about $771.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.5M per store, 16% 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 525 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Prince George’s County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 48% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 15.1 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Prince George’s County was 259 in 2023, down 12.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,343 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 983 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $231K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Prince George’s County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Prince George’s County grew 0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Prince George’s County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #936 of 2,087 scored counties and #14 of 23 scored counties in Maryland.
How Prince George’s 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 | Prince George’s County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.1 | 14.8 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,343 | 1,318 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.2% | −16.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,219 | $2,283 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $101,798 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 295 → 259−12.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,518
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $93.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 983Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 525251 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 607The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $231K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Prince George’s 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 Prince George’s County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 970,374+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 347,744
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,989
- Median household income
- $101,798+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $125,138
- Median home value
- $426,000
- Jobs located here
- 318,010
- Daytime population
- 849,316Residents 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 |
| 14Prince George’s County, MD | 53 | 525 | 15.1 | $1.5M | +0.5% | #936 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Prince George’s 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 laundry47
- Clothing and shoe stores53
- Laundromats38
- Dry cleaners34
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Prince George’s County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 525 clothing and shoe stores in Prince George’s County. 251 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 259 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 12.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 983 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Prince George’s County, MD spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $771.5M a year, or $2,219 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 525 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 347,744 households in Prince George’s County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Prince George’s County, MD compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Prince George’s 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 $1.5M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Prince George’s County would have about 607, against 525 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,343 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Prince George’s County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Prince George’s County at 970,374 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 347,744 households. Median household income in Prince George’s County is $101,798, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.9%, 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. Prince George’s County scores 53 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #936 of 2,087 scored counties.
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