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Clothing and shoe stores in Chenango County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 76 out of 100: High

Ranked #204 of 2,087 scored counties
#12 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$38.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,953 a household
Spending per listing
$7.8M
6.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
85% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,715
−2.9% 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

Chenango County scores 76 (high) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #204 of 2,087 scored counties and #12 of 60 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing and shoe stores.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 clothing and shoe stores in Chenango County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 85% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Chenango County comes to about $38.8M a year: $1,953 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $7.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 6.1 times 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 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Chenango County in 2023. That is one for every 6,630 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chenango County declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Chenango 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 Chenango County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureChenango CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.519.316.2
Spending per listing$7.8M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment6,6301,0391,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−16.7%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,953$2,448$2,055
Median household income$62,948$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score7639

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$144K
One-person businesses, 2023
17Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The 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 Chenango 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 Chenango County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,715−2.9% since 2020
Households
19,890
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
893 sq. mi.
People per square mile
52
Median household income
$62,948+21.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,321
Median home value
$137,900
Jobs located here
17,111
Daytime population
43,231Residents 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 Chenango 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
12Chenango County, NY7652.5$7.8M−2.9%#204 of 2,087

Other business types in Chenango County

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

Questions

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

There are 5 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Chenango County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $38.8M a year, or $1,953 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $7.8M 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 19,890 households in Chenango County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Chenango County has 2.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 85% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $7.8M, 6.1 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Chenango County would have about 31, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,630 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Chenango County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Chenango County at 45,715 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,890 households. The median household income in Chenango County is $62,948 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.1% 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. Chenango County scores 76 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #204 of 2,087 scored counties.

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