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Clothing and shoe stores in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #78 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 3 scored metro areas based in New Jersey
- Listings
- 227
- 130 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- 130
- −15.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $380.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,638 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.8
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 399,289
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 227 clothing and shoe stores in the Trenton-Princeton metro area. Of those, 130 are chain locations, or 57%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.8, 2% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Trenton-Princeton metro area comes to about $380.1M a year: $2,638 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per store, 32% 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.
Official counts show 130 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Trenton-Princeton metro area in 2023, down 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,109 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 283 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $467K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Trenton-Princeton metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Trenton-Princeton metro area grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, the Trenton-Princeton metro area has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #78 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 3 scored metro areas based in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Trenton-Princeton metro area 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 | Trenton-Princeton metro area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.8 | 17.5 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,109 | 1,042 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.0% | −12.9% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,638 | $2,665 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $100,645 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 130−15.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,015
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $41.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 283Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 227130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 299The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $467K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Trenton-Princeton metro area, 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 the Trenton-Princeton metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 399,289+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 144,114
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 225 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,719
- Median household income
- $100,645+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,372
- Median home value
- $377,700
- Jobs located here
- 262,034
- Daytime population
- 469,892Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Jersey market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in New Jersey for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in New Jersey (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Trenton-Princeton metro area marked.
Top metro areas in New Jersey
| 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 |
Other business types in the Trenton-Princeton metro area
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 laundry62
- Clothing and shoe stores67
- Laundromats47
- Dry cleaners45
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area?
The Trenton-Princeton metro area has 227 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 130 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 130 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 15.0% from 2019. Another 283 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $380.1M a year, or $2,638 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 227 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 144,114 households in the Trenton-Princeton metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Trenton-Princeton metro area has 15.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Trenton-Princeton metro area would have about 299, against 227 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,109 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Trenton-Princeton metro area at 399,289 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 144,114 households. The median household income in the Trenton-Princeton metro area is $100,645 a year, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. The Trenton-Princeton metro area scores 67 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #78 of 387 scored metro areas.
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