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Clothing and shoe stores in Cheshire County, NH
The clothing and shoe stores in Cheshire County, NH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #473 of 2,087 scored counties
#5 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 40
- 16 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $69.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,271 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 78,269
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 40 clothing and shoe stores in Cheshire County. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 40%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.1, 19% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Cheshire County spend about $69.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,271 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 40 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.7M per store, 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Cheshire County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 1,914 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 29 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $250K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Cheshire County.
Population estimates put the population change in Cheshire County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Cheshire County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #473 of 2,087 scored counties and #5 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Cheshire County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Cheshire County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 16.2 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,914 | 1,121 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.7% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,271 | $2,540 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $83,329 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 171
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 29Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4016 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $250K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Cheshire 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 Cheshire County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 78,269+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 30,620
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $83,329+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,430
- Median home value
- $280,100
- Jobs located here
- 32,125
- Daytime population
- 72,018Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Hampshire market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Cheshire County marked.
Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sullivan County, NH | 87 | 6 | 3.6 | $6.2M | +2.1% | #49 of 2,087 |
| 2Strafford County, NH | 87 | 39 | 7.5 | $3.2M | +3.0% | #54 of 2,087 |
| 3Merrimack County, NH | 80 | 49 | 8.0 | $3.1M | +2.6% | #155 of 2,087 |
| 4Coos County, NH | 72 | 8 | 5.7 | $3.4M | +0.4% | #310 of 2,087 |
| 5Cheshire County, NH | 67 | 40 | 13.1 | $1.7M | +2.3% | #473 of 2,087 |
| 6Grafton County, NH | 56 | 59 | 15.9 | $1.5M | +2.2% | #823 of 2,087 |
| 7Hillsborough County, NH | 54 | 292 | 17.3 | $1.5M | +2.5% | #893 of 2,087 |
| 8Rockingham County, NH | 50 | 278 | 21.8 | $1.3M | +3.0% | #1,057 of 2,087 |
| 9Belknap County, NH | 44 | 55 | 20.9 | $1.1M | +2.1% | #1,267 of 2,087 |
| 10Carroll County, NH | 37 | 74 | 33.9 | $691K | +5.0% | #1,524 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Cheshire 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 laundry62
- Clothing and shoe stores67
- Laundromats40
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Cheshire County, NH?
Cheshire County has 40 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cheshire County, NH spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $69.5M a year, or $2,271 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 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 30,620 households in Cheshire County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cheshire County, NH compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Cheshire County has 13.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 19% 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, Cheshire County would have about 55, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,914 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Cheshire County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Cheshire County at 78,269 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,620 households. The median household income in Cheshire County is $83,329 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Cheshire County scores 67 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #473 of 2,087 scored counties.
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