Market rankings · New Jersey
Clothing and shoe stores in New Jersey
Markets across New Jersey ranked by the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 6,136
- 2,942 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 3,366
- −12.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $9.3B
- On clothing, shoes and related services
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.5
- 8% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #18 of 51
- Market score 59 · Upper middle
A site report maps the clothing and shoe stores on map listings around any address in New Jersey by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6,136 clothing and shoe stores in New Jersey. Of those, 2,942 are chain locations, or 48%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 17.5 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $2,665 per household (30% above the U.S. average), households in New Jersey spend about $9.3B a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 6,136 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.5M per store, 20% 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 3,366 businesses with payroll in New Jersey classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 12.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,042 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 12.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 107 SBA-backed loans worth $36.5M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in New Jersey.
Among the 50 states and DC, New Jersey ranks #18 for clothing and shoe stores, with a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle). Of the 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area scores highest (83). Among 21 scored counties, Warren County scores highest (91).
Every market in New Jersey for clothing and shoe stores
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Jersey, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 83 | 363 | 10.7 | $2.2M | +3.0% | #14 of 387 |
| 1Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 67 | 227 | 15.8 | $1.7M | +3.3% | #78 of 387 |
| 2Vineland, NJ | 65 | 83 | 15.4 | $1.4M | +2.2% | #95 of 387 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 64 | 3,992 | 16.2 | $1.5M | +1.4% | #100 of 387 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 45 | 15,600 | 21.1 | $1.3M | +0.6% | #234 of 387 |
| 3Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 28 | 462 | 29.9 | $773K | +0.8% | #328 of 387 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, NJ | 91 | 31 | 6.8 | $3.6M | +3.2% | #22 of 2,087 |
| 2Sussex County, NJ | 90 | 32 | 5.5 | $5M | +2.9% | #25 of 2,087 |
| 3Salem County, NJ | 88 | 10 | 4.0 | $5.6M | +2.3% | #35 of 2,087 |
| 4Hunterdon County, NJ | 75 | 72 | 14.2 | $2.2M | +2.3% | #239 of 2,087 |
| 5Burlington County, NJ | 74 | 219 | 12.4 | $2.2M | +4.3% | #263 of 2,087 |
| 6Somerset County, NJ | 68 | 194 | 14.8 | $2.1M | +3.5% | #435 of 2,087 |
| 7Gloucester County, NJ | 68 | 146 | 13.0 | $2M | +3.3% | #439 of 2,087 |
| 8Middlesex County, NJ | 65 | 429 | 13.9 | $2M | +2.6% | #524 of 2,087 |
| 9Hudson County, NJ | 62 | 440 | 14.7 | $1.8M | +1.8% | #614 of 2,087 |
| 10Mercer County, NJ | 61 | 227 | 15.8 | $1.7M | +3.3% | #651 of 2,087 |
| 11Essex County, NJ | 61 | 486 | 15.2 | $1.6M | +4.2% | #654 of 2,087 |
| 12Morris County, NJ | 61 | 397 | 20.5 | $1.5M | +3.2% | #658 of 2,087 |
| 13Ocean County, NJ | 60 | 366 | 15.0 | $1.6M | +5.6% | #683 of 2,087 |
| 14Cumberland County, NJ | 57 | 83 | 15.4 | $1.4M | +2.2% | #800 of 2,087 |
| 15Union County, NJ | 55 | 392 | 19.3 | $1.4M | +5.0% | #866 of 2,087 |
| 16Passaic County, NJ | 49 | 328 | 18.3 | $1.3M | +1.6% | #1,094 of 2,087 |
| 17Bergen County, NJ | 49 | 807 | 22.7 | $1.3M | +2.4% | #1,096 of 2,087 |
| 18Camden County, NJ | 49 | 400 | 19.7 | $1.2M | +2.4% | #1,100 of 2,087 |
| 19Monmouth County, NJ | 44 | 615 | 24.4 | $1.2M | +1.4% | #1,263 of 2,087 |
| 20Atlantic County, NJ | 36 | 274 | 25.0 | $902K | +1.6% | #1,547 of 2,087 |
| 21Cape May County, NJ | 24 | 188 | 41.9 | $584K | −1.7% | #1,878 of 2,087 |
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in New Jersey?
New Jersey has 6,136 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 2,942 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 3,366 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 12.9% from 2019. Another 8,565 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in New Jersey spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $9.3B a year, or $2,665 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6,136 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 3,507,701 households in New Jersey and national spending patterns by income.
How does New Jersey compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
New Jersey has 17.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.5M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, New Jersey would have about 7,359, against 6,136 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,042 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
Which market in New Jersey has the highest market score for clothing and shoe stores?
Among 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area scores highest, at 83 (high). Among 21 scored counties in New Jersey, Warren County scores highest, at 91 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. New Jersey scores 59 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #18 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in New Jersey. It maps the clothing and shoe stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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