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Clothing and shoe stores in Bronx County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Bronx County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,002 of 2,087 scored counties
#47 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
490
192 chain locations (39%)
Official establishments
338
−15.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$999.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,871 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
61% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.2
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,406,332
−3.8% 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 Bronx County comes to about $999.3M a year: $1,871 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 61% above 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 490 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Bronx County as of September 2026. 192 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.2, 43% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 338 businesses with payroll in Bronx County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 15.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,580 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,234 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Bronx County.

Population estimates put the population change in Bronx County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Bronx County is 51 (upper middle), #1,002 of 2,087 scored counties and #47 of 60 scored counties in New York.

How Bronx 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 Bronx County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureBronx CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.219.316.2
Spending per listing$2M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,5801,0391,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−15.7%−16.7%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.8%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,871$2,448$2,055
Median household income$48,676$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5139

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
401 → 338−15.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
5,029
Annual payroll, 2023
$118.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
1,234Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
490192 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
787The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$1.7M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,406,332−3.8% since 2020
Households
534,100
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
20%
Vehicles per household
0.6
Land area
42 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33,286
Median household income
$48,676+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,653
Median home value
$529,500
Jobs located here
340,956
Daytime population
1,168,925Residents 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 Bronx 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
47Bronx County, NY514909.2$2M−3.8%#1,002 of 2,087

Other business types in Bronx County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 490 clothing and shoe stores in Bronx County. 192 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 338 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 15.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,234 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $999.3M a year, or $1,871 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 490 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $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 534,100 households in Bronx County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bronx County has 9.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2M, 61% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Bronx County would have about 787, against 490 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,580 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Bronx County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Bronx County at 1,406,332 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 534,100 households. Median household income in Bronx County is $48,676, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Bronx County scores 51 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #1,002 of 2,087 scored counties.

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