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Clothing and shoe stores in Berks County, PA
The clothing and shoe stores in Berks County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #238 of 2,087 scored counties
#15 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 161
- 78 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 65
- −22.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $365.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,239 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 79% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 440,072
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Berks County spend about $365.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,239 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 161 clothing and shoe stores, that is $2.3M per store, 79% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
There are 161 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Berks County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 48% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 9.9 per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Berks County was 65 in 2023, down 22.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,511 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 233 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $180K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Berks County.
Population estimates show Berks County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Berks County scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #238 of 2,087 scored counties and #15 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Berks 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 | Berks County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 13.7 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $1.7M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,511 | 1,566 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −22.6% | −18.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,239 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $79,777 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 84 → 65−22.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 932
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 233Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16178 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 288The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $180K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Berks 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 Berks County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 440,072+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 163,236
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 856 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 506
- Median household income
- $79,777+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,265
- Median home value
- $257,300
- Jobs located here
- 179,513
- Daytime population
- 404,462Residents 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 Berks 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 |
| 15Berks County, PA | 75 | 161 | 9.9 | $2.3M | +2.7% | #238 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Berks 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 stores75
- Laundromats51
- Dry cleaners70
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Berks County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 161 clothing and shoe stores in Berks County. 78 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 22.6% from 2019. Official counts list 233 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Berks County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $365.5M a year, or $2,239 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 161 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 163,236 households in Berks County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Berks County, PA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Berks County has 9.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.3M, 79% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Berks County would have about 288, against 161 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,511 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 22.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Berks County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Berks County at 440,072 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 163,236 households. Median household income in Berks County is $79,777, in line with 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. Berks County scores 75 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #238 of 2,087 scored counties.
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