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Clothing and shoe stores in the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metro area
How the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 93 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #1 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 6 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 52
- 17 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- −6.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $148.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,397 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 164,065
- +10.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Amherst Town-Northampton metro area scores 93 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 6 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for clothing and shoe stores.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 52 clothing and shoe stores in the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area. 17 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.4, 48% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area spend about $148.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,397 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 52 clothing and shoe stores, that is $2.9M per store, 2.3 times 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 Amherst Town-Northampton metro area was 30 in 2023, down 6.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,070 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area grew 10.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Amherst Town-Northampton metro area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.4 | 16.2 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $1.7M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,070 | 1,233 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.2% | −12.9% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.4% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,397 | $2,675 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $87,001 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 93 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30−6.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 372
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 97Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5217 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 117The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Amherst Town-Northampton 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 Amherst Town-Northampton metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 164,065+10.4% since 2020
- Households
- 62,114
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 527 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 307
- Median household income
- $87,001
- Average household income
- $117,338
- Median home value
- $390,300
- Jobs located here
- 70,980
- Daytime population
- 165,358Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Massachusetts market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Massachusetts for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Massachusetts (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | 93 | 52 | 8.4 | $2.9M | +10.4% | #1 of 387 |
| 2Worcester, MA | 90 | 314 | 9.4 | $2.7M | +3.7% | #2 of 387 |
| 3Springfield, MA | 69 | 230 | 12.5 | $1.7M | +0.2% | #64 of 387 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 68 | 1,015 | 15.0 | $1.6M | +2.1% | #71 of 387 |
| 4Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 66 | 3,281 | 16.9 | $1.7M | +2.3% | #82 of 387 |
| 5Barnstable Town, MA | 34 | 313 | 29.6 | $863K | +2.4% | #299 of 387 |
| 6Pittsfield, MA | 30 | 138 | 24.0 | $940K | −1.2% | #314 of 387 |
Other business types in the Amherst Town-Northampton 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 laundry92
- Clothing and shoe stores93
- Laundromats54
- Dry cleaners79
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metro area?
There are 52 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area as of September 2026. 17 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 6.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 97 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $148.9M a year, or $2,397 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 62,114 households in the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Amherst Town-Northampton metro area has 8.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.9M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area would have about 117, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,070 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area at 164,065 people in 2025, up 10.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 62,114 households. The median household income in the Amherst Town-Northampton metro area is $87,001 a year, 8% above 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 Amherst Town-Northampton metro area scores 93 for clothing and shoe stores (very high), #1 of 387 scored metro areas.
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