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Clothing and shoe stores in the Salisbury, MD metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Salisbury, MD metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #273 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 4 scored metro areas based in Maryland
- Listings
- 87
- 57 chain locations (66%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- −22.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $90.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,852 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.8
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,872
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 87 clothing and shoe stores in the Salisbury metro area. Of those, 57 are chain locations, or 66%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 17.8 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in the Salisbury metro area spend about $90.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,852 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per store, 18% below 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 the Salisbury metro area was 39 in 2023, down 22.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,252 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 85 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $850K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Salisbury metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Salisbury metro area grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Salisbury metro area scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #273 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 4 scored metro areas based in Maryland.
How the Salisbury metro area 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 | Salisbury metro area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.8 | 14.8 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,252 | 1,318 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −22.4% | −16.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,852 | $2,283 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $73,802 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39−22.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 681
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 85Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8757 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 71The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $850K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Salisbury metro area, 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 the Salisbury metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,872+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 48,818
- Median age
- 37.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 694 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 187
- Median household income
- $73,802
- Average household income
- $94,881
- Median home value
- $241,200
- Jobs located here
- 49,837
- Daytime population
- 123,772Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maryland market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Maryland for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Maryland (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Salisbury metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lexington Park, MD | 88 | 53 | 7.0 | $3.6M | +2.1% | #7 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 74 | 3,301 | 13.9 | $1.8M | +3.3% | #41 of 387 |
| 2Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 68 | 146 | 12.4 | $1.5M | +7.1% | #72 of 387 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 64 | 3,992 | 16.2 | $1.5M | +1.4% | #100 of 387 |
| 3Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 58 | 1,706 | 15.2 | $1.5M | +0.4% | #147 of 387 |
| 4Salisbury, MD | 39 | 87 | 17.8 | $1M | +2.9% | #273 of 387 |
Other business types in the Salisbury metro area
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 laundry39
- Clothing and shoe stores39
- Laundromats35
- Dry cleaners41
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Salisbury, MD metro area?
The Salisbury metro area has 87 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 57 of them (66%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 22.4% from 2019. Official counts list 85 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Salisbury, MD metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $90.4M a year, or $1,852 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 87 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $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 48,818 households in the Salisbury metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Salisbury, MD metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Salisbury metro area has 17.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Salisbury metro area would have about 71, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,252 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 22.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Salisbury, MD metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Salisbury metro area at 131,872 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 48,818 households. The median household income in the Salisbury metro area is $73,802 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Salisbury metro area scores 39 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #273 of 387 scored metro areas.
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