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Clothing and shoe stores in Oneida County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #850 of 2,087 scored counties
#41 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
116
62 chain locations (53%)
Official establishments
53
−22.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$198.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,082 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
35% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.2
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
226,392
−2.1% 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

Households in Oneida County spend about $198.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,082 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 116 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.7M per store, 35% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Oneida County has 116 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 62 of them (53%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 12.2 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Oneida County was 53 in 2023, down 22.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,797 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 84 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Oneida County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Oneida County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #850 of 2,087 scored counties and #41 of 60 scored counties in New York.

How Oneida 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 Oneida County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureOneida CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.219.316.2
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,7971,0391,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−22.1%−16.7%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,082$2,448$2,055
Median household income$70,154$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5539

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
68 → 53−22.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
683
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
84Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11662 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
156The 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 Oneida 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 Oneida County

Population, 2025 estimate
226,392−2.1% since 2020
Households
95,220
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
1,212 sq. mi.
People per square mile
189
Median household income
$70,154+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,057
Median home value
$182,600
Jobs located here
103,298
Daytime population
235,133Residents 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 Oneida 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
41Oneida County, NY5511612.2$1.7M−2.1%#850 of 2,087

Other business types in Oneida County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 116 clothing and shoe stores in Oneida County. 62 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 22.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 84 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $198.2M a year, or $2,082 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 116 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 95,220 households in Oneida County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Oneida County has 12.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Oneida County would have about 156, against 116 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,797 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 22.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Oneida County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Oneida County at 226,392 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 95,220 households. Median household income in Oneida County is $70,154, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Oneida County scores 55 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #850 of 2,087 scored counties.

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