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Clothing and shoe stores in the Utica-Rome, NY metro area
The clothing and shoe stores in the Utica-Rome, NY metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #52 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 132
- 65 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 56
- −22.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $250.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,068 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 49% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 285,611
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,068 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Utica-Rome metro area spend about $250.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 49% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
The Utica-Rome metro area has 132 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 65 are chain locations, or 49%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 10.9 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Utica-Rome metro area in 2023, down 22.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,160 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 103 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $55K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Utica-Rome metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Utica-Rome metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Utica-Rome metro area is 71 (upper middle), #52 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Utica-Rome metro area 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 | Utica-Rome metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.9 | 19.3 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,160 | 1,039 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −22.1% | −16.7% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,068 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $69,779 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 56−22.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 691
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 103Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13265 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 197The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $55K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Utica-Rome metro area, 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 the Utica-Rome metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 285,611−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 120,961
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2,623 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 110
- Median household income
- $69,779+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,098
- Median home value
- $172,900
- Jobs located here
- 118,874
- Daytime population
- 283,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in New York for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in New York, with the Utica-Rome metro area marked.
Top metro areas in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ithaca, NY | 77 | 44 | 10.2 | $2.2M | −1.4% | #25 of 387 |
| 2Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 75 | 465 | 12.1 | $2M | +1.9% | #36 of 387 |
| 3Kingston, NY | 75 | 115 | 15.5 | $1.5M | +1.1% | #40 of 387 |
| 4Utica-Rome, NY | 71 | 132 | 10.9 | $1.9M | −2.0% | #52 of 387 |
| 5Syracuse, NY | 69 | 328 | 12.1 | $1.8M | −1.3% | #62 of 387 |
| 6Binghamton, NY | 69 | 119 | 11.6 | $1.8M | −1.3% | #63 of 387 |
| 7Rochester, NY | 66 | 594 | 13.3 | $1.7M | −0.7% | #83 of 387 |
| 8Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 60 | 699 | 13.9 | $1.6M | −0.8% | #127 of 387 |
| 9Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 54 | 65 | 13.7 | $1.5M | −3.9% | #178 of 387 |
| 10Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 47 | 529 | 20.8 | $1.2M | +3.0% | #222 of 387 |
Other business types in the Utica-Rome metro area
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 laundry69
- Clothing and shoe stores71
- Laundromats40
- Dry cleaners63
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Utica-Rome, NY metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 132 clothing and shoe stores in the Utica-Rome metro area. 65 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 22.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 103 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Utica-Rome, NY metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $250.2M a year, or $2,068 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 132 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 120,961 households in the Utica-Rome metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Utica-Rome, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Utica-Rome metro area has 10.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.9M, 49% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Utica-Rome metro area would have about 197, against 132 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,160 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 the Utica-Rome, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Utica-Rome metro area at 285,611 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 120,961 households. Median household income in the Utica-Rome metro area is $69,779, 14% 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. The Utica-Rome metro area scores 71 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #52 of 387 scored metro areas.
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