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Clothing and shoe stores in Nassau County, NY

The clothing and shoe stores in Nassau 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 #1,331 of 2,087 scored counties
#53 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
1,182
495 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
653
−14.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.4B
On clothing, shoes and related services · $3,158 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.8
59% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,398,939
+0.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,182 clothing and shoe stores in Nassau County. 495 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 25.8 for every 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Nassau County comes to about $1.4B a year: $3,158 per household, 54% above the U.S. average. Spread across 1,182 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.2M per store, 4% below 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 Nassau County was 653 in 2023, down 14.7% from 2019. That is one for every 702 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 1,072 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $5.8M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Nassau County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Nassau County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Nassau County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,331 of 2,087 scored counties and #53 of 60 scored counties in New York.

How Nassau 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 Nassau County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureNassau CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.819.316.2
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment7021,0391,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−14.7%−16.7%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$3,158$2,448$2,055
Median household income$146,202$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4239

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
766 → 653−14.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
9,218
Annual payroll, 2023
$253.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
1,072Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1,182495 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,139The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
18
Amount
$5.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Nassau 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 Nassau County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,398,939+0.6% since 2020
Households
458,166
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
285 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4,884
Median household income
$146,202+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$191,703
Median home value
$684,700
Jobs located here
639,475
Daytime population
1,328,680Residents 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 Nassau 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
53Nassau County, NY421,18225.8$1.2M+0.6%#1,331 of 2,087

Other business types in Nassau County

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

Questions

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

Nassau County has 1,182 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 495 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 653 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 14.7% from 2019. Official counts list 1,072 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1.4B a year, or $3,158 per household. That is 54% above the U.S. average (an index of 154, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,182 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 458,166 households in Nassau County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Nassau County has 25.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Nassau County would have about 1,139, against 1,182 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 702 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Nassau County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Nassau County at 1,398,939 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 458,166 households. The median household income in Nassau County is $146,202 a year, 81% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Nassau County scores 42 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,331 of 2,087 scored counties.

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