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Clothing and shoe stores in Allegany County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #311 of 2,087 scored counties
#17 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
11
1 chain location (9%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$34M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,923 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
2.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
62% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,800
+0.9% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Allegany County comes to about $34M a year: $1,923 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per store, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Allegany County has 11 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 62% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Allegany County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Allegany County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Allegany County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #311 of 2,087 scored counties and #17 of 60 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Allegany County compares

The same measures for New York 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 Allegany County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureAllegany CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.219.316.2
Spending per listing$3.1M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,0391,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−16.7%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,923$2,448$2,055
Median household income$62,869$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score7239

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
15Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
111 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
46,800+0.9% since 2020
Households
17,710
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,030 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$62,869+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,480
Median home value
$101,700
Jobs located here
14,041
Daytime population
43,721Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across New York

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

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Putnam County, NY88236.5$4.5M+1.4%#39 of 2,087
2Sullivan County, NY88206.4$3.5M+2.7%#40 of 2,087
3Schenectady County, NY84507.5$3M+3.0%#87 of 2,087
4Wayne County, NY83174.4$4.7M+0.1%#102 of 2,087
5Oswego County, NY82143.0$7M+1.0%#114 of 2,087
6Rensselaer County, NY82375.5$4.2M−0.2%#120 of 2,087
7Schoharie County, NY8153.9$5.4M+1.4%#136 of 2,087
8Madison County, NY81135.0$4.4M−1.2%#137 of 2,087
9Montgomery County, NY81126.1$3.3M+1.1%#141 of 2,087
10Greene County, NY80115.9$3.8M−1.1%#151 of 2,087
17Allegany County, NY72116.2$3.1M+0.9%#311 of 2,087

Other business types in Allegany County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Allegany County, NY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 clothing and shoe stores in Allegany County. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Allegany County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Allegany County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $34M a year, or $1,923 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 17,710 households in Allegany County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Allegany County has 6.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $3.1M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Allegany County would have about 27, against 11 on map listings.

How fast is Allegany County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Allegany County at 46,800 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,710 households. Median household income in Allegany County is $62,869, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.9%, 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. Allegany County scores 72 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #311 of 2,087 scored counties.

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