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Clothing and shoe stores in Orleans County, NY

How Orleans County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #285 of 2,087 scored counties
#16 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
12
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$32.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,986 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.4
54% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,825
−0.5% 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 12 clothing and shoe stores in Orleans County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 7.4 for every 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Households in Orleans County spend about $32.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,986 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per store, 2.1 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Orleans County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 4,055 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Orleans County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Orleans County is 73 (upper middle), #285 of 2,087 scored counties and #16 of 60 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Orleans 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 Orleans County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureOrleans CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.419.316.2
Spending per listing$2.7M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment4,0551,0391,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−16.7%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,986$2,448$2,055
Median household income$65,969$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score7339

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$93K
One-person businesses, 2023
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
121 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The 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 Orleans 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 Orleans County

Population, 2025 estimate
39,825−0.5% since 2020
Households
16,220
Median age
44.6
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
391 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$65,969+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,064
Median home value
$140,800
Jobs located here
11,754
Daytime population
32,968Residents 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 Orleans 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
16Orleans County, NY73127.4$2.7M−0.5%#285 of 2,087

Other business types in Orleans County

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

Questions

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

Orleans County has 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. 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. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $32.2M a year, or $1,986 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 16,220 households in Orleans County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Orleans County has 7.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.7M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Orleans County would have about 25, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,055 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Orleans County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Orleans County at 39,825 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,220 households. The median household income in Orleans County is $65,969 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.4% 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. Orleans County scores 73 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #285 of 2,087 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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