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Clothing and shoe stores in Columbia County, PA
How Columbia County, PA 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 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #180 of 2,087 scored counties
#11 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 18
- 8 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $52.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,988 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 58% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,193
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Columbia County is 78 (high), #180 of 2,087 scored counties and #11 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing and shoe stores.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Columbia County comes to about $52.4M a year: $1,988 per household, 3% 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.
There are 18 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 44% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 6.8 for every 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Columbia County in 2023. That is one for every 3,294 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Columbia County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Columbia 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 | Columbia County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 13.7 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $1.7M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,294 | 1,566 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −18.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,988 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $64,644 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 110
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 188 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,193+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 26,350
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 135
- Median household income
- $64,644+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,045
- Median home value
- $206,200
- Jobs located here
- 24,251
- Daytime population
- 61,393Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 11Columbia County, PA | 78 | 18 | 6.8 | $2.9M | +2.3% | #180 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 stores78
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Columbia County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 clothing and shoe stores in Columbia County. 8 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Columbia County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $52.4M a year, or $1,988 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 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 26,350 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, PA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Columbia County has 6.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 58% 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, Columbia County would have about 41, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,294 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 66,193 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,350 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $64,644, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Columbia County scores 78 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #180 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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