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Clothing and shoe stores in Kings County, NY
The clothing and shoe stores in Kings County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,325 of 2,087 scored counties
#52 of 60 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 1,740
- 366 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 1,053
- −15.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.4B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,402 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.2
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,653,963
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Kings County spend about $2.4B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,402 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 1,740 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.4M per store, 10% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Kings County has 1,740 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 366 are chain locations, or 21%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.2, 6% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 1,053 businesses with payroll in Kings County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 15.1% from 2019. That is one for every 959 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 2,429 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 67 SBA-backed loans worth $25.1M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Kings County.
Population estimates show Kings County declined 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Kings County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,325 of 2,087 scored counties and #52 of 60 scored counties in New York.
How Kings 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 | Kings County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.2 | 19.3 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 959 | 1,039 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.1% | −16.7% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,402 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $80,263 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,240 → 1,053−15.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 8,951
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $245.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,429Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,740366 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,909The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 67
- Amount
- $25.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Kings 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 Kings County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,653,963−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 1,009,927
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 30%
- Vehicles per household
- 0.6
- Land area
- 69 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37,927
- Median household income
- $80,263+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,376
- Median home value
- $905,000
- Jobs located here
- 883,599
- Daytime population
- 2,304,140Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 52Kings County, NY | 42 | 1,740 | 17.2 | $1.4M | −2.5% | #1,325 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Kings 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 laundry33
- Clothing and shoe stores42
- Laundromats21
- Dry cleaners28
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Kings County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,740 clothing and shoe stores in Kings County. 366 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 1,053 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 15.1% from 2019. Another 2,429 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Kings County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $2.4B a year, or $2,402 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,740 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 1,009,927 households in Kings County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kings County, NY compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Kings County has 17.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Kings County would have about 1,909, against 1,740 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 959 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Kings County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Kings County at 2,653,963 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,009,927 households. Median household income in Kings County is $80,263, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. Kings County scores 42 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,325 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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