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Clothing and shoe stores in the Johnstown, PA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Johnstown, PA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #97 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 63
- 31 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- −18.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $107.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,922 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,968
- −3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 63 clothing and shoe stores in the Johnstown metro area. Chain locations make up 49% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.3, 30% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in the Johnstown metro area spend about $107.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,922 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 34% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in the Johnstown metro area classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 18.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,544 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 49 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Johnstown metro area declined 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Johnstown metro area is 64 (upper middle), #97 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania.
How the Johnstown metro area 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 | Johnstown metro area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 13.7 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,544 | 1,566 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −18.5% | −18.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,922 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $58,418 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22−18.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 297
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 49Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6331 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 85The 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 the Johnstown metro area, 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 the Johnstown metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,968−3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 55,973
- Median age
- 45.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 688 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 191
- Median household income
- $58,418+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,237
- Median home value
- $121,000
- Jobs located here
- 48,495
- Daytime population
- 125,354Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Pennsylvania for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Johnstown metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lebanon, PA | 87 | 25 | 4.4 | $5M | +2.2% | #8 of 387 |
| 2Chambersburg, PA | 87 | 52 | 8.2 | $2.6M | +3.0% | #9 of 387 |
| 3York-Hanover, PA | 87 | 180 | 9.9 | $2.3M | +3.6% | #10 of 387 |
| 4Reading, PA | 85 | 161 | 9.9 | $2.3M | +2.7% | #12 of 387 |
| 5Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 83 | 363 | 10.7 | $2.2M | +3.0% | #14 of 387 |
| 6Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 74 | 329 | 13.4 | $1.7M | +4.2% | #42 of 387 |
| 7State College, PA | 73 | 74 | 12.5 | $1.8M | −0.4% | #45 of 387 |
| 8Gettysburg, PA | 71 | 57 | 14.0 | $1.6M | +3.6% | #55 of 387 |
| 9Pittsburgh, PA | 65 | 1,440 | 13.6 | $1.6M | −1.3% | #88 of 387 |
| 10Johnstown, PA | 64 | 63 | 11.3 | $1.7M | −3.2% | #97 of 387 |
Other business types in the Johnstown metro area
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 laundry66
- Clothing and shoe stores64
- Laundromats35
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Johnstown, PA metro area?
There are 63 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Johnstown metro area as of September 2026. 31 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 18.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 49 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Johnstown, PA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $107.6M a year, or $1,922 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 55,973 households in the Johnstown metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Johnstown, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Johnstown metro area has 11.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Johnstown metro area would have about 85, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,544 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Johnstown, PA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Johnstown metro area at 128,968 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,973 households. The median household income in the Johnstown metro area is $58,418 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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. The Johnstown metro area scores 64 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #97 of 387 scored metro areas.
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