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Clothing and shoe stores in Westchester County, NY
How Westchester 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #777 of 2,087 scored counties
#36 of 60 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 636
- 327 chain locations (51%)
- Official establishments
- 347
- −19.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,920 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 35% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.1
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,015,743
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,920 per household (42% above the U.S. average), households in Westchester County spend about $1.1B a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.7M per store, 35% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Westchester County has 636 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 327 are chain locations, or 51%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 17.1 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 347 businesses with payroll in Westchester County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 19.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,075 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 625 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Westchester County.
Population estimates show Westchester County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Westchester County is 57 (upper middle), #777 of 2,087 scored counties and #36 of 60 scored counties in New York.
How Westchester 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 | Westchester County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.1 | 19.3 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,075 | 1,039 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −19.3% | −16.7% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,920 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $118,976 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 430 → 347−19.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,972
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $128M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 625Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 636327 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 857The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Westchester 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 Westchester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,015,743+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 372,883
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 431 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,320
- Median household income
- $118,976+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $192,098
- Median home value
- $663,200
- Jobs located here
- 396,544
- Daytime population
- 959,992Residents 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 |
| 36Westchester County, NY | 57 | 636 | 17.1 | $1.7M | +1.4% | #777 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Westchester 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 laundry47
- Clothing and shoe stores57
- Laundromats46
- Dry cleaners32
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Westchester County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 636 clothing and shoe stores in Westchester County. 327 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 347 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 19.3% from 2019. Another 625 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Westchester County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1.1B a year, or $2,920 per household. That is 42% above the U.S. average (an index of 142, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 636 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 372,883 households in Westchester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Westchester County, NY compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Westchester County has 17.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Westchester County would have about 857, against 636 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,075 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Westchester County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Westchester County at 1,015,743 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 372,883 households. Median household income in Westchester County is $118,976, 47% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Westchester County scores 57 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #777 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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