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Clothing and shoe stores in Saratoga County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #437 of 2,087 scored counties
#29 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
127
47 chain locations (37%)
Official establishments
68
−13.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$261.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,570 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
62% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.5
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
241,343
+2.3% 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 127 clothing and shoe stores in Saratoga County. Of those, 47 are chain locations, or 37%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 12.5 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $2,570 per household (25% above the U.S. average), households in Saratoga County spend about $261.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $2.1M per store, 62% above 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 Saratoga County was 68 in 2023, down 13.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,499 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 120 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $696K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Saratoga County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Saratoga County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Saratoga County is 68 (upper middle), #437 of 2,087 scored counties and #29 of 60 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Saratoga 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 Saratoga County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureSaratoga CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.519.316.2
Spending per listing$2.1M$1.3M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,4991,0391,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−13.9%−16.7%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,570$2,448$2,055
Median household income$100,787$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6839

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
79 → 68−13.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
849
Annual payroll, 2023
$16.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
120Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
12747 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
206The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$696K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
241,343+2.3% since 2020
Households
101,911
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
810 sq. mi.
People per square mile
294
Median household income
$100,787+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$133,050
Median home value
$348,600
Jobs located here
91,512
Daytime population
214,409Residents 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 Saratoga 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
29Saratoga County, NY6812712.5$2.1M+2.3%#437 of 2,087

Other business types in Saratoga County

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

Questions

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

Saratoga County has 127 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 47 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 13.9% from 2019. Official counts list 120 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $261.9M a year, or $2,570 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 127 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 101,911 households in Saratoga County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Saratoga County has 12.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.1M, 62% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Saratoga County would have about 206, against 127 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,499 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Saratoga County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Saratoga County at 241,343 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,911 households. The median household income in Saratoga County is $100,787 a year, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Saratoga County scores 68 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #437 of 2,087 scored counties.

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