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Clothing and shoe stores in Wicomico County, MD
How Wicomico 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,483 of 2,087 scored counties
#20 of 23 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 84
- 57 chain locations (68%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- −22.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $76.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,892 a household
- Spending per listing
- $912K
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.8
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 106,899
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 84 clothing and shoe stores in Wicomico County. Chain locations make up 68% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.8, 28% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Wicomico County spend about $76.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,892 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $912K per store, 28% 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.
Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Wicomico County in 2023, down 22.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,065 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 75 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $850K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Wicomico County.
Population estimates show Wicomico County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Wicomico County is 38 (lower middle), #1,483 of 2,087 scored counties and #20 of 23 scored counties in Maryland.
How Wicomico 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 | Wicomico County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.8 | 14.8 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $912K | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,065 | 1,318 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −22.4% | −16.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,892 | $2,283 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $76,210 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49 → 38−22.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 676
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 75Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8457 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 60The 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 Wicomico 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 Wicomico County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 106,899+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 40,470
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 374 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 280
- Median household income
- $76,210+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,023
- Median home value
- $254,700
- Jobs located here
- 43,883
- Daytime population
- 101,796Residents 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 Wicomico 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 |
| 20Wicomico County, MD | 38 | 84 | 20.8 | $912K | +3.2% | #1,483 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Wicomico 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 laundry36
- Clothing and shoe stores38
- Laundromats44
- Dry cleaners39
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Wicomico County, MD?
Wicomico County has 84 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 57 of them (68%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 22.4% from 2019. Another 75 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Wicomico County, MD spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $76.6M a year, or $1,892 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 84 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $912K 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 40,470 households in Wicomico County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wicomico County, MD compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Wicomico County has 20.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $912K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Wicomico County would have about 60, against 84 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,065 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 Wicomico County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Wicomico County at 106,899 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,470 households. The median household income in Wicomico County is $76,210 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. Wicomico County scores 38 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,483 of 2,087 scored counties.
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