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Clothing and shoe stores in Monmouth County, NJ
The clothing and shoe stores in Monmouth County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,263 of 2,087 scored counties
#19 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 615
- 318 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 347
- −11.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $738.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,935 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.4
- 51% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 651,035
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Monmouth County spend about $738.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,935 per household, 43% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per store, 5% 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 615 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Monmouth County as of September 2026. 318 of them (52%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.4, 51% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 347 businesses with payroll in Monmouth County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 725 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 682 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $11M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Monmouth County.
Population estimates put the population change in Monmouth County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Monmouth County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,263 of 2,087 scored counties and #19 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Monmouth 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 | Monmouth County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.4 | 17.5 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 725 | 1,042 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.5% | −12.9% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,935 | $2,665 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $124,845 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 392 → 347−11.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,743
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $107.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 682Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 615318 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 582The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $11M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Monmouth 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 Monmouth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 651,035+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 251,712
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,378
- Median household income
- $124,845+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $170,718
- Median home value
- $606,100
- Jobs located here
- 274,570
- Daytime population
- 600,595Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 19Monmouth County, NJ | 44 | 615 | 24.4 | $1.2M | +1.4% | #1,263 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Monmouth 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 laundry41
- Clothing and shoe stores44
- Laundromats56
- Dry cleaners36
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Monmouth County, NJ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 615 clothing and shoe stores in Monmouth County. 318 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 347 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019. Another 682 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Monmouth County, NJ spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $738.8M a year, or $2,935 per household. That is 43% above the U.S. average (an index of 143, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 615 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 251,712 households in Monmouth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monmouth County, NJ compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Monmouth County has 24.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Monmouth County would have about 582, against 615 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 725 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Monmouth County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Monmouth County at 651,035 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 251,712 households. Median household income in Monmouth County is $124,845, 55% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Monmouth County scores 44 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,263 of 2,087 scored counties.
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