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Clothing and shoe stores in Dauphin County, PA
How Dauphin 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #983 of 2,087 scored counties
#52 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 190
- 115 chain locations (61%)
- Official establishments
- 112
- −14.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $266.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,198 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.7
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 293,351
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 190 clothing and shoe stores in Dauphin County. Of those, 115 are chain locations, or 61%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.7, 3% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $2,198 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Dauphin County spend about $266.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.4M per store, 10% above 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.
Official counts show 112 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Dauphin County in 2023, down 14.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,084 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 150 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Dauphin County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Dauphin County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #983 of 2,087 scored counties and #52 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Dauphin 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 | Dauphin County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.7 | 13.7 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.7M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,084 | 1,566 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.5% | −18.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,198 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $76,242 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 131 → 112−14.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,286
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 150Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 190115 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 210The 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 Dauphin 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 Dauphin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 293,351+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 121,358
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 525 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 552
- Median household income
- $76,242+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,388
- Median home value
- $236,400
- Jobs located here
- 201,933
- Daytime population
- 355,122Residents 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 Dauphin 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 |
| 52Dauphin County, PA | 52 | 190 | 15.7 | $1.4M | +2.3% | #983 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Dauphin 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 laundry51
- Clothing and shoe stores52
- Laundromats52
- Dry cleaners74
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Dauphin County, PA?
There are 190 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Dauphin County as of September 2026. 115 of them (61%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 112 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 14.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 150 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dauphin County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $266.7M a year, or $2,198 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 190 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 121,358 households in Dauphin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dauphin County, PA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Dauphin County has 15.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Dauphin County would have about 210, against 190 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,084 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Dauphin County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Dauphin County at 293,351 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 121,358 households. The median household income in Dauphin County is $76,242 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Dauphin County scores 52 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #983 of 2,087 scored counties.
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