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Clothing and shoe stores in Gloucester County, NJ

The clothing and shoe stores in Gloucester County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #439 of 2,087 scored counties
#7 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
146
86 chain locations (59%)
Official establishments
86
−8.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$294M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,613 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
59% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.0
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
312,638
+3.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 146 clothing and shoe stores in Gloucester County. 86 of them (59%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 13.0 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Gloucester County comes to about $294M a year: $2,613 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 59% 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 Gloucester County was 86 in 2023, down 8.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,309 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 231 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Gloucester County.

Population estimates put the population change in Gloucester County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Gloucester County is 68 (upper middle), #439 of 2,087 scored counties and #7 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Gloucester 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 Gloucester County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureGloucester CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.017.516.2
Spending per listing$2M$1.5M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,3091,0421,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.5%−12.9%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,613$2,665$2,055
Median household income$105,115$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score6859

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
94 → 86−8.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,570
Annual payroll, 2023
$28.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
231Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
14686 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
231The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$25K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
312,638+3.3% since 2020
Households
112,545
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
322 sq. mi.
People per square mile
953
Median household income
$105,115+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,489
Median home value
$310,400
Jobs located here
124,021
Daytime population
272,887Residents 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 Gloucester 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

Other business types in Gloucester County

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

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Questions

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

There are 146 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Gloucester County as of September 2026. 86 of them (59%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 86 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 8.5% from 2019. Another 231 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $294M a year, or $2,613 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 146 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 112,545 households in Gloucester County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gloucester County has 13.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2M, 59% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Gloucester County would have about 231, against 146 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,309 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Gloucester County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Gloucester County at 312,638 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 112,545 households. The median household income in Gloucester County is $105,115 a year, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. Gloucester County scores 68 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #439 of 2,087 scored counties.

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