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Clothing and shoe stores in the Batavia, NY area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Batavia, NY area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #40 of 536 scored small-town markets
#4 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York

Listings
19
9 chain locations (47%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$51.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,081 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.6
53% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
58,416
+0.2% 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

The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Batavia area is 77 (high), #40 of 536 scored small-town markets and #4 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for clothing and shoe stores.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Batavia area comes to about $51.8M a year: $2,081 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per store, 2.1 times 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 19 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Batavia area as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 47%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 7.6 per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Batavia area was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 2,487 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Batavia area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Batavia area 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 Batavia, NY area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureBatavia areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.619.316.2
Spending per listing$2.7M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,4871,0391,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−16.7%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,081$2,448$2,055
Median household income$73,314$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score7739

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10
Employees, 2023
149
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
23Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
199 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
41The 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 the Batavia 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 Batavia area

Population, 2025 estimate
58,416+0.2% since 2020
Households
24,873
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
493 sq. mi.
People per square mile
117
Median household income
$73,314+21.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,146
Median home value
$170,500
Jobs located here
23,039
Daytime population
52,508Residents 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 small-town markets in New York for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in New York, with the Batavia area marked.

Top small-town markets in New York

Small-town markets in New York ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Monticello, NY93206.4$3.5M+2.7%#4 of 536
2Amsterdam, NY87126.1$3.3M+1.1%#9 of 536
3Oneonta, NY822611.2$1.8M+3.8%#21 of 536
4Batavia, NY77197.6$2.7M+0.2%#40 of 536
5Auburn, NY76268.2$2.5M−2.3%#52 of 536
6Corning, NY75328.2$2.5M−1.6%#59 of 536
7Cortland, NY741910.0$2.1M−1.9%#67 of 536
8Massena-Ogdensburg, NY73389.1$2.2M−2.5%#73 of 536
9Gloversville, NY722310.1$2M−1.6%#85 of 536
10Olean, NY68319.7$2M−2.1%#112 of 536

Other business types in the Batavia area

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Batavia, NY area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 19 clothing and shoe stores in the Batavia area. 9 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Batavia, NY area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $51.8M a year, or $2,081 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 24,873 households in the Batavia area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Batavia area has 7.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.7M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Batavia area would have about 41, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,487 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is the Batavia, NY area growing?

Population estimates put the Batavia area at 58,416 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,873 households. Median household income in the Batavia area is $73,314, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.1%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Batavia area scores 77 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #40 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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