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Clothing and shoe stores in Lawrence County, PA

The clothing and shoe stores in Lawrence 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 #281 of 2,087 scored counties
#20 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
25
6 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$71.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,975 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
2.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.9
57% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,911
−2.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,975 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Lawrence County spend about $71.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $2.9M per store, 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 25 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Lawrence County as of September 2026. 6 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 6.9 per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Lawrence County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 7,224 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 50 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Lawrence County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Lawrence County is 73 (upper middle), #281 of 2,087 scored counties and #20 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lawrence 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Lawrence County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureLawrence CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.913.716.2
Spending per listing$2.9M$1.7M$1.3M
Households per official establishment7,2241,5661,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−18.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.4%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,975$2,270$2,055
Median household income$61,931$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score7372

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 5
Employees, 2023
67
Annual payroll, 2023
$816K
One-person businesses, 2023
50Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
256 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
56The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County

Population, 2025 estimate
83,911−2.4% since 2020
Households
36,121
Median age
45.3
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
357 sq. mi.
People per square mile
238
Median household income
$61,931+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,018
Median home value
$147,200
Jobs located here
26,898
Daytime population
74,365Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Lawrence County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pike County, PA94114.5$5M+7.2%#5 of 2,087
2Lebanon County, PA88254.4$5M+2.2%#37 of 2,087
3Perry County, PA8563.3$6.6M+2.1%#68 of 2,087
4Carbon County, PA85124.4$4.6M+1.7%#69 of 2,087
5Schuylkill County, PA83325.5$3.7M+1.5%#103 of 2,087
6Wayne County, PA82104.8$4.2M+1.1%#119 of 2,087
7Northampton County, PA821149.3$2.6M+3.7%#130 of 2,087
8Franklin County, PA81528.2$2.6M+3.0%#142 of 2,087
9Susquehanna County, PA8085.2$4.1M−0.3%#150 of 2,087
10Chester County, PA8024411.9$2.5M+4.2%#157 of 2,087
20Lawrence County, PA73256.9$2.9M−2.4%#281 of 2,087

Other business types in Lawrence County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Lawrence County, PA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 25 clothing and shoe stores in Lawrence County. 6 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 50 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Lawrence County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $71.4M a year, or $1,975 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 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 36,121 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lawrence County, PA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

Lawrence County has 6.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 57% 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, Lawrence County would have about 56, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,224 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Lawrence County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Lawrence County at 83,911 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,121 households. Median household income in Lawrence County is $61,931, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Lawrence County scores 73 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #281 of 2,087 scored counties.

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