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Clothing and shoe stores in Barnstable County, MA
How Barnstable County, MA 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,517 of 2,087 scored counties
#11 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 313
- 99 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 174
- +1.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $270M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,553 a household
- Spending per listing
- $863K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.6
- 83% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 233,539
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,553 per household (24% above the U.S. average), households in Barnstable County spend about $270M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 313 clothing and shoe stores, that is $863K per store, 32% below 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 313 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Barnstable County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 29.6 for every 10,000 households, 83% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Barnstable County was 174 in 2023, up 1.2% from 2019. That is one for every 608 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 169 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Barnstable County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Barnstable County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Barnstable County is 37 (lower middle), #1,517 of 2,087 scored counties and #11 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Barnstable County 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 | Barnstable County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.6 | 16.2 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $863K | $1.7M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 608 | 1,233 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.2% | −12.9% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,553 | $2,675 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $95,241 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 172 → 174+1.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,337
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $42M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 169Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31399 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 213The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Barnstable 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 Barnstable County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 233,539+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 105,777
- Median age
- 53.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 394 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 588
- Median household income
- $95,241+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $134,349
- Median home value
- $629,000
- Jobs located here
- 87,424
- Daytime population
- 221,377Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Massachusetts market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Barnstable County marked.
Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hampshire County, MA | 84 | 52 | 8.4 | $2.9M | +10.4% | #90 of 2,087 |
| 2Franklin County, MA | 82 | 14 | 4.4 | $4.9M | −0.3% | #115 of 2,087 |
| 3Worcester County, MA | 82 | 314 | 9.4 | $2.7M | +3.7% | #129 of 2,087 |
| 4Plymouth County, MA | 71 | 274 | 13.5 | $2.1M | +3.5% | #351 of 2,087 |
| 5Middlesex County, MA | 68 | 914 | 14.4 | $2.1M | +2.8% | #436 of 2,087 |
| 6Bristol County, MA | 67 | 313 | 13.4 | $1.8M | +2.9% | #472 of 2,087 |
| 7Hampden County, MA | 59 | 230 | 12.5 | $1.7M | +0.2% | #709 of 2,087 |
| 8Essex County, MA | 57 | 557 | 17.8 | $1.5M | +2.3% | #790 of 2,087 |
| 9Norfolk County, MA | 53 | 562 | 19.8 | $1.5M | +2.2% | #935 of 2,087 |
| 10Suffolk County, MA | 46 | 657 | 20.1 | $1.3M | +0.1% | #1,195 of 2,087 |
| 11Barnstable County, MA | 37 | 313 | 29.6 | $863K | +2.4% | #1,517 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Barnstable 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 stores37
- Laundromats73
- Dry cleaners68
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Barnstable County, MA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 313 clothing and shoe stores in Barnstable County. 99 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 174 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, up 1.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 169 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Barnstable County, MA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $270M a year, or $2,553 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 313 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $863K 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 105,777 households in Barnstable County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barnstable County, MA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Barnstable County has 29.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 83% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $863K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Barnstable County would have about 213, against 313 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 608 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Barnstable County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Barnstable County at 233,539 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,777 households. Median household income in Barnstable County is $95,241, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Barnstable County scores 37 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,517 of 2,087 scored counties.
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