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Clothing and shoe stores in Bucks County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Bucks County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #716 of 2,087 scored counties
#45 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 422
- 218 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 172
- −20.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $692.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,779 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.9
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 647,828
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Bucks County spend about $692.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,779 per household, 35% above the U.S. average. Spread across 422 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.6M per store, 29% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Bucks County has 422 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 218 are chain locations, or 52%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 16.9 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 172 businesses with payroll in Bucks County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 20.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,449 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 365 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Bucks County.
Population estimates put the population change in Bucks County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Bucks County is 59 (upper middle), #716 of 2,087 scored counties and #45 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Bucks 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 | Bucks County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.9 | 13.7 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.7M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,449 | 1,566 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −20.7% | −18.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,779 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $114,764 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 217 → 172−20.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,465
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $46.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 365Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 422218 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 545The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Bucks 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 Bucks County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 647,828+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 249,187
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 605 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,071
- Median household income
- $114,764+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $150,985
- Median home value
- $445,700
- Jobs located here
- 282,004
- Daytime population
- 597,342Residents 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 Bucks 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 |
| 45Bucks County, PA | 59 | 422 | 16.9 | $1.6M | +0.3% | #716 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Bucks 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 laundry53
- Clothing and shoe stores59
- Laundromats70
- Dry cleaners47
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Bucks County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 422 clothing and shoe stores in Bucks County. 218 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 172 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 20.7% from 2019. Official counts list 365 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bucks County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $692.5M a year, or $2,779 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 422 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 249,187 households in Bucks County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bucks County, PA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Bucks County has 16.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.6M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Bucks County would have about 545, against 422 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,449 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Bucks County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Bucks County at 647,828 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 249,187 households. Median household income in Bucks County is $114,764, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Bucks County scores 59 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #716 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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