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Clothing and shoe stores in Bedford County, PA
The clothing and shoe stores in Bedford County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #393 of 2,087 scored counties
#27 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $38.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,928 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 59% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 47,480
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 clothing and shoe stores in Bedford County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Bedford County spend about $38.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,928 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 clothing and shoe stores, that is $2.9M per store, 2.3 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Bedford County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Bedford County.
Population estimates show Bedford County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Bedford County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #393 of 2,087 scored counties and #27 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Bedford County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Bedford County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 13.7 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $1.7M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,566 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −18.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,928 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $59,992 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Bedford 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 Bedford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 47,480−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 19,750
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,012 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $59,992+18.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,365
- Median home value
- $179,000
- Jobs located here
- 16,104
- Daytime population
- 42,273Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Bedford County marked.
Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pike County, PA | 94 | 11 | 4.5 | $5M | +7.2% | #5 of 2,087 |
| 2Lebanon County, PA | 88 | 25 | 4.4 | $5M | +2.2% | #37 of 2,087 |
| 3Perry County, PA | 85 | 6 | 3.3 | $6.6M | +2.1% | #68 of 2,087 |
| 4Carbon County, PA | 85 | 12 | 4.4 | $4.6M | +1.7% | #69 of 2,087 |
| 5Schuylkill County, PA | 83 | 32 | 5.5 | $3.7M | +1.5% | #103 of 2,087 |
| 6Wayne County, PA | 82 | 10 | 4.8 | $4.2M | +1.1% | #119 of 2,087 |
| 7Northampton County, PA | 82 | 114 | 9.3 | $2.6M | +3.7% | #130 of 2,087 |
| 8Franklin County, PA | 81 | 52 | 8.2 | $2.6M | +3.0% | #142 of 2,087 |
| 9Susquehanna County, PA | 80 | 8 | 5.2 | $4.1M | −0.3% | #150 of 2,087 |
| 10Chester County, PA | 80 | 244 | 11.9 | $2.5M | +4.2% | #157 of 2,087 |
| 27Bedford County, PA | 69 | 13 | 6.6 | $2.9M | −0.2% | #393 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Bedford 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 laundry69
- Clothing and shoe stores69
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Bedford County, PA?
Bedford County has 13 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Bedford County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bedford County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $38.1M a year, or $1,928 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 19,750 households in Bedford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bedford County, PA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Bedford County has 6.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.9M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Bedford County would have about 30, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Bedford County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Bedford County at 47,480 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,750 households. The median household income in Bedford County is $59,992 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.8% 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. Bedford County scores 69 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #393 of 2,087 scored counties.
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