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Clothing and shoe stores in Dukes County, MA
How Dukes 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 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,639 of 2,087 scored counties
#14 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 80
- 24 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 48
- −4.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $21.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,847 a household
- Spending per listing
- $270K
- 79% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 105.5
- 6.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,219
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Dukes County is 33 (lower middle), #1,639 of 2,087 scored counties and #14 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $2,847 per household (39% above the U.S. average), households in Dukes County spend about $21.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 80 clothing and shoe stores, that is $270K per store, 79% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Dukes County has 80 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 24 are chain locations, or 30%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 105.5 for every 10,000 households, 6.5 times the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 48 businesses with payroll in Dukes County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 4.0% from 2019. That is one for every 158 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Dukes County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dukes 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 | Dukes County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 105.5 | 16.2 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $270K | $1.7M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 158 | 1,233 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.0% | −12.9% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,847 | $2,675 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $125,786 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 50 → 48−4.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 119
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8024 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Dukes 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 Dukes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,219+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 7,584
- Median age
- 50.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 103 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 203
- Median household income
- $125,786+75.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $207,940
- Median home value
- $1,165,800
- Jobs located here
- 7,891
- Daytime population
- 20,942Residents 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 Dukes 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 |
| 14Dukes County, MA | 33 | 80 | 105.5 | $270K | +3.1% | #1,639 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Dukes 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 laundry33
- Clothing and shoe stores33
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Dukes County, MA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 80 clothing and shoe stores in Dukes County. 24 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 4.0% from 2019. Another 36 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Dukes County, MA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $21.6M a year, or $2,847 per household. That is 39% above the U.S. average (an index of 139, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 80 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $270K 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 7,584 households in Dukes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dukes County, MA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Dukes County has 105.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 6.5 times the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $270K, 79% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Dukes County would have about 17, against 80 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 158 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Dukes County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Dukes County at 21,219 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,584 households. Median household income in Dukes County is $125,786, 56% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 75.2%, 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. Dukes County scores 33 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,639 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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