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Clothing and shoe stores in Hampden County, MA
The clothing and shoe stores in Hampden County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #709 of 2,087 scored counties
#7 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 230
- 126 chain locations (55%)
- Official establishments
- 116
- −8.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $399.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,168 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.5
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 464,338
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 230 clothing and shoe stores in Hampden County. Of those, 126 are chain locations, or 55%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 12.5 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $2,168 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Hampden County spend about $399.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 37% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 116 businesses with payroll in Hampden County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,590 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 322 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $615K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Hampden County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hampden County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Hampden County is 59 (upper middle), #709 of 2,087 scored counties and #7 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Hampden 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 | Hampden County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.5 | 16.2 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,590 | 1,233 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.7% | −12.9% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,168 | $2,675 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $71,306 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 127 → 116−8.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,848
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $37.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 322Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 230126 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 315The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $615K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Hampden 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 Hampden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 464,338+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 184,471
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 617 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 750
- Median household income
- $71,306+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,828
- Median home value
- $298,800
- Jobs located here
- 204,758
- Daytime population
- 449,264Residents 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 Hampden 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 |
Other business types in Hampden 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 laundry54
- Clothing and shoe stores59
- Laundromats49
- Dry cleaners61
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Hampden County, MA?
There are 230 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Hampden County as of September 2026. 126 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 116 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019. Another 322 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hampden County, MA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $399.9M a year, or $2,168 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 230 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 184,471 households in Hampden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hampden County, MA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Hampden County has 12.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Hampden County would have about 315, against 230 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,590 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Hampden County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Hampden County at 464,338 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 184,471 households. The median household income in Hampden County is $71,306 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. Hampden County scores 59 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #709 of 2,087 scored counties.
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