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Clothing and shoe stores in Camden County, NJ

How Camden County, NJ 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,100 of 2,087 scored counties
#18 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
400
239 chain locations (60%)
Official establishments
192
−14.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$485.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,399 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.7
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
535,799
+2.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $2,399 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Camden County spend about $485.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 400 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.2M per store, 4% below 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 400 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Camden County as of September 2026. Of those, 239 are chain locations, or 60%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.7, 22% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 192 businesses with payroll in Camden County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 14.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,055 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 448 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Camden County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Camden County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Camden County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,100 of 2,087 scored counties and #18 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.

How Camden 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Camden County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureCamden CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.717.516.2
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,0551,0421,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−14.7%−12.9%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,399$2,665$2,055
Median household income$88,755$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score4959

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
225 → 192−14.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,262
Annual payroll, 2023
$74.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
448Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
400239 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
382The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$1.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Camden 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 Camden County

Population, 2025 estimate
535,799+2.4% since 2020
Households
202,540
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
221 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,382
Median household income
$88,755+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,917
Median home value
$287,100
Jobs located here
214,960
Daytime population
483,683Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across New Jersey

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The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Camden County marked.

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warren County, NJ91316.8$3.6M+3.2%#22 of 2,087
2Sussex County, NJ90325.5$5M+2.9%#25 of 2,087
3Salem County, NJ88104.0$5.6M+2.3%#35 of 2,087
4Hunterdon County, NJ757214.2$2.2M+2.3%#239 of 2,087
5Burlington County, NJ7421912.4$2.2M+4.3%#263 of 2,087
6Somerset County, NJ6819414.8$2.1M+3.5%#435 of 2,087
7Gloucester County, NJ6814613.0$2M+3.3%#439 of 2,087
8Middlesex County, NJ6542913.9$2M+2.6%#524 of 2,087
9Hudson County, NJ6244014.7$1.8M+1.8%#614 of 2,087
10Mercer County, NJ6122715.8$1.7M+3.3%#651 of 2,087
18Camden County, NJ4940019.7$1.2M+2.4%#1,100 of 2,087

Other business types in Camden County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Camden County, NJ?

As of September 2026, map listings count 400 clothing and shoe stores in Camden County. 239 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 192 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 14.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 448 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Camden County, NJ spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $485.8M a year, or $2,399 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 400 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 202,540 households in Camden County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Camden County, NJ compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

Camden County has 19.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Camden County would have about 382, against 400 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,055 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Camden County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Camden County at 535,799 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 202,540 households. Median household income in Camden County is $88,755, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Camden County scores 49 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,100 of 2,087 scored counties.

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