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Clothing and shoe stores in Orange County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Orange County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,342 of 2,087 scored counties
#54 of 60 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 363
- 211 chain locations (58%)
- Official establishments
- 244
- −2.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $348.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,513 a household
- Spending per listing
- $960K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.2
- 62% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 417,669
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 363 clothing and shoe stores in Orange County. Of those, 211 are chain locations, or 58%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.2, 62% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $2,513 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in Orange County spend about $348.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 363 clothing and shoe stores, that is $960K per store, 24% 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 Orange County was 244 in 2023, down 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 568 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 233 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Orange County.
Population estimates put the population change in Orange County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Orange County is 42 (lower middle), #1,342 of 2,087 scored counties and #54 of 60 scored counties in New York.
How Orange 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 | Orange County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.2 | 19.3 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $960K | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 568 | 1,039 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.0% | −16.7% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,513 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $97,178 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 249 → 244−2.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,411
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $145M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 233Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 363211 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 274The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 16
- Amount
- $2.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Orange 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 Orange County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 417,669+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 138,608
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 812 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 501
- Median household income
- $97,178+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,076
- Median home value
- $387,900
- Jobs located here
- 147,445
- Daytime population
- 375,981Residents 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 |
| 54Orange County, NY | 42 | 363 | 26.2 | $960K | +4.2% | #1,342 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Orange 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 laundry40
- Clothing and shoe stores42
- Laundromats47
- Dry cleaners46
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Orange County, NY?
There are 363 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Orange County as of September 2026. 211 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 244 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 2.0% from 2019. Official counts list 233 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Orange County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $348.3M a year, or $2,513 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 363 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $960K 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 138,608 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orange County, NY compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Orange County has 26.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 62% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $960K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Orange County would have about 274, against 363 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 568 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Orange County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Orange County at 417,669 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 138,608 households. The median household income in Orange County is $97,178 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.6% 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. Orange County scores 42 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,342 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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