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Clothing and shoe stores in Clarion County, PA
The clothing and shoe stores in Clarion County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #279 of 2,087 scored counties
#19 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 10
- 4 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $29.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,948 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
- 36,680
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Clarion County spend about $29.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,948 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Clarion County has 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 6.6 per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Clarion County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 5,016 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clarion County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing and shoe stores, Clarion County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #279 of 2,087 scored counties and #19 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Clarion 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 | Clarion 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 | 5,016 | 1,566 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −18.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,948 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $62,649 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 23
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $387K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 104 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Clarion 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 Clarion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,680−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 15,049
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 601 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $62,649+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,991
- Median home value
- $155,700
- Jobs located here
- 11,958
- Daytime population
- 33,936Residents 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 Clarion 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 |
| 19Clarion County, PA | 73 | 10 | 6.6 | $2.9M | −1.4% | #279 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Clarion 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 laundry75
- Clothing and shoe stores73
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Clarion County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 clothing and shoe stores in Clarion County. 4 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Clarion County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $29.3M a year, or $1,948 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 15,049 households in Clarion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clarion County, PA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Clarion 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 U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Clarion County would have about 23, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,016 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Clarion County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Clarion County at 36,680 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,049 households. Median household income in Clarion County is $62,649, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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. Clarion County scores 73 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #279 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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