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Clothing and shoe stores in Fulton County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #488 of 2,087 scored counties
#30 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
23
5 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$45.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,004 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
57% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.1
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
52,216
−1.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 clothing and shoe stores in Fulton County. 5 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 10.1 per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Households in Fulton County spend about $45.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,004 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 57% 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.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Fulton County in 2023. That is one for every 3,811 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Fulton County declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing and shoe stores, Fulton County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #488 of 2,087 scored counties and #30 of 60 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Fulton 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 Fulton County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureFulton CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.119.316.2
Spending per listing$2M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment3,8111,0391,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−16.7%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,004$2,448$2,055
Median household income$66,533$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6639

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
15
Annual payroll, 2023
$309K
One-person businesses, 2023
26Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
235 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
36The 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 Fulton 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 Fulton County

Population, 2025 estimate
52,216−1.6% since 2020
Households
22,866
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
496 sq. mi.
People per square mile
106
Median household income
$66,533+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,340
Median home value
$163,100
Jobs located here
16,231
Daytime population
46,527Residents 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 Fulton 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
30Fulton County, NY662310.1$2M−1.6%#488 of 2,087

Other business types in Fulton County

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

Questions

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

There are 23 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Fulton County as of September 2026. 5 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $45.8M a year, or $2,004 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 22,866 households in Fulton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fulton County has 10.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2M, 57% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Fulton County would have about 36, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,811 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Fulton County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Fulton County at 52,216 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,866 households. The median household income in Fulton County is $66,533 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.8% 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. Fulton County scores 66 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #488 of 2,087 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Fulton County

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