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Clothing and shoe stores in Rockland County, NY
How Rockland 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #944 of 2,087 scored counties
#46 of 60 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 209
- 98 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 191
- −6.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $287.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,768 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.1
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 357,397
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Rockland County spend about $287.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,768 per household, 35% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 8% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Rockland County has 209 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 98 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 20.1 for every 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 191 businesses with payroll in Rockland County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 544 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 218 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 35 SBA-backed loans worth $7.6M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Rockland County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rockland County grew 5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Rockland County is 53 (upper middle), #944 of 2,087 scored counties and #46 of 60 scored counties in New York.
How Rockland 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 | Rockland County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.1 | 19.3 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 544 | 1,039 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.4% | −16.7% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,768 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $109,959 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 204 → 191−6.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,736
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $40.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 218Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20998 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 226The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 35
- Amount
- $7.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Rockland 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 Rockland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 357,397+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 103,879
- Median age
- 36.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 174 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,968
- Median household income
- $109,959+18.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,075
- Median home value
- $596,900
- Jobs located here
- 131,530
- Daytime population
- 323,209Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in New York, with Rockland County marked.
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 |
| 46Rockland County, NY | 53 | 209 | 20.1 | $1.4M | +5.9% | #944 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Rockland 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 laundry48
- Clothing and shoe stores53
- Laundromats53
- Dry cleaners37
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Rockland County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 209 clothing and shoe stores in Rockland County. 98 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 191 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 6.4% from 2019. Official counts list 218 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rockland County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $287.5M a year, or $2,768 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 209 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 103,879 households in Rockland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rockland County, NY compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Rockland County has 20.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Rockland County would have about 226, against 209 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 544 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Rockland County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Rockland County at 357,397 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 103,879 households. Median household income in Rockland County is $109,959, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.2%, 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. Rockland County scores 53 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #944 of 2,087 scored counties.
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