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Clothing and shoe stores in Bergen County, NJ
The clothing and shoe stores in Bergen County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,096 of 2,087 scored counties
#17 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 807
- 370 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 452
- −7.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,939 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.7
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 977,026
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Bergen County spend about $1B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,939 per household, 43% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 2% above 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 807 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Bergen County as of September 2026. 370 of them (46%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.7, 40% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 452 businesses with payroll in Bergen County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 786 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 1,190 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Bergen County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bergen County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Bergen County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,096 of 2,087 scored counties and #17 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Bergen County compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Bergen County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.7 | 17.5 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 786 | 1,042 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.4% | −12.9% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,939 | $2,665 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $124,884 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 488 → 452−7.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,912
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $190.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,190Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 807370 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 821The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 14
- Amount
- $2.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Bergen 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 Bergen County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 977,026+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 355,127
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 233 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,134
- Median household income
- $124,884+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $171,275
- Median home value
- $623,000
- Jobs located here
- 465,824
- Daytime population
- 953,268Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Jersey market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Bergen County marked.
Top counties in New Jersey
| 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 |
| 17Bergen County, NJ | 49 | 807 | 22.7 | $1.3M | +2.4% | #1,096 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Bergen 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 laundry42
- Clothing and shoe stores49
- Laundromats47
- Dry cleaners31
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Bergen County, NJ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 807 clothing and shoe stores in Bergen County. 370 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 452 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 7.4% from 2019. Another 1,190 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Bergen County, NJ spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1B a year, or $2,939 per household. That is 43% above the U.S. average (an index of 143, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 807 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 355,127 households in Bergen County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bergen County, NJ compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Bergen County has 22.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Bergen County would have about 821, against 807 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 786 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Bergen County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Bergen County at 977,026 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 355,127 households. Median household income in Bergen County is $124,884, 55% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Bergen County scores 49 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,096 of 2,087 scored counties.
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