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Clothing and shoe stores in Chautauqua County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Chautauqua County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #888 of 2,087 scored counties
#44 of 60 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 65
- 34 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −36.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $102.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,914 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.2
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 124,126
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 65 clothing and shoe stores in Chautauqua County. 34 of them (52%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 12.2 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Chautauqua County spend about $102.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,914 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each store on map listings, 24% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Chautauqua County was 19 in 2023, down 36.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,810 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 53 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Chautauqua County declined 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Chautauqua County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #888 of 2,087 scored counties and #44 of 60 scored counties in New York.
How Chautauqua 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.
| Measure | Chautauqua County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.2 | 19.3 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,810 | 1,039 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −36.7% | −16.7% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,914 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $58,351 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 19−36.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 290
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 53Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6534 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 80The 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 Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 124,126−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 53,393
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,060 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $58,351+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,000
- Median home value
- $127,900
- Jobs located here
- 44,855
- Daytime population
- 120,603Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in New York, with Chautauqua County marked.
Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Putnam County, NY | 88 | 23 | 6.5 | $4.5M | +1.4% | #39 of 2,087 |
| 2Sullivan County, NY | 88 | 20 | 6.4 | $3.5M | +2.7% | #40 of 2,087 |
| 3Schenectady County, NY | 84 | 50 | 7.5 | $3M | +3.0% | #87 of 2,087 |
| 4Wayne County, NY | 83 | 17 | 4.4 | $4.7M | +0.1% | #102 of 2,087 |
| 5Oswego County, NY | 82 | 14 | 3.0 | $7M | +1.0% | #114 of 2,087 |
| 6Rensselaer County, NY | 82 | 37 | 5.5 | $4.2M | −0.2% | #120 of 2,087 |
| 7Schoharie County, NY | 81 | 5 | 3.9 | $5.4M | +1.4% | #136 of 2,087 |
| 8Madison County, NY | 81 | 13 | 5.0 | $4.4M | −1.2% | #137 of 2,087 |
| 9Montgomery County, NY | 81 | 12 | 6.1 | $3.3M | +1.1% | #141 of 2,087 |
| 10Greene County, NY | 80 | 11 | 5.9 | $3.8M | −1.1% | #151 of 2,087 |
| 44Chautauqua County, NY | 54 | 65 | 12.2 | $1.6M | −2.6% | #888 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Chautauqua 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 laundry51
- Clothing and shoe stores54
- Laundromats43
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Chautauqua County, NY?
There are 65 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Chautauqua County as of September 2026. 34 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 36.7% from 2019. Official counts list 53 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chautauqua County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $102.2M a year, or $1,914 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 53,393 households in Chautauqua County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chautauqua County, NY compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Chautauqua County has 12.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.6M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Chautauqua County would have about 80, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,810 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 36.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Chautauqua County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Chautauqua County at 124,126 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 53,393 households. The median household income in Chautauqua County is $58,351 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.6% 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. Chautauqua County scores 54 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #888 of 2,087 scored counties.
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