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Clothing and shoe stores in Montgomery County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 81 out of 100: High

Ranked #141 of 2,087 scored counties
#9 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
12
6 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$39.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,013 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
2.6 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.1
62% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
50,046
+1.1% 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

For clothing and shoe stores, Montgomery County has a Groundwork market score of 81 (high): #141 of 2,087 scored counties and #9 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 12 clothing and shoe stores in Montgomery County. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $2,013 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Montgomery County spend about $39.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 12 clothing and shoe stores, that is $3.3M per store, 2.6 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 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Montgomery County in 2023. That is one for every 4,901 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.119.316.2
Spending per listing$3.3M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment4,9011,0391,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−16.7%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,013$2,448$2,055
Median household income$64,943$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score8139

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 4
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$509K
One-person businesses, 2023
16Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
126 chain locations
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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County

Population, 2025 estimate
50,046+1.1% since 2020
Households
19,603
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
403 sq. mi.
People per square mile
123
Median household income
$64,943+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,002
Median home value
$157,500
Jobs located here
18,287
Daytime population
48,064Residents 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 Montgomery 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

Other business types in Montgomery County

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

Questions

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

There are 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. 6 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $39.5M a year, or $2,013 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 19,603 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montgomery County has 6.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $3.3M, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 31, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,901 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Montgomery County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 50,046 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,603 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $64,943 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.3% 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. Montgomery County scores 81 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #141 of 2,087 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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