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Clothing and shoe stores in the Lebanon, PA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Lebanon, PA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 87 out of 100: High

Ranked #8 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania

Listings
25
8 chain locations (32%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$124.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,189 a household
Spending per listing
$5M
3.9 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
73% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
146,380
+2.2% 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

The Lebanon metro area scores 87 (high) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #8 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for clothing and shoe stores.

As of September 2026, map listings count 25 clothing and shoe stores in the Lebanon metro area. 8 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 73% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $2,189 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in the Lebanon metro area spend about $124.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $5M per store, 3.9 times 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 6 businesses with payroll in the Lebanon metro area classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 9,452 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Lebanon metro area grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Lebanon 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Lebanon, PA metro area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureLebanon metro areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.413.716.2
Spending per listing$5M$1.7M$1.3M
Households per official establishment9,4521,5661,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−18.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,189$2,270$2,055
Median household income$78,425$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score8772

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6
Employees, 2023
92
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
86Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
258 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
98The 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 Lebanon 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 Lebanon metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
146,380+2.2% since 2020
Households
56,712
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
362 sq. mi.
People per square mile
398
Median household income
$78,425+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,885
Median home value
$242,000
Jobs located here
52,802
Daytime population
128,058Residents 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 metro areas in Pennsylvania for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Lebanon metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Pennsylvania

Metro areas in Pennsylvania ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lebanon, PA87254.4$5M+2.2%#8 of 387
2Chambersburg, PA87528.2$2.6M+3.0%#9 of 387
3York-Hanover, PA871809.9$2.3M+3.6%#10 of 387
4Reading, PA851619.9$2.3M+2.7%#12 of 387
5Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ8336310.7$2.2M+3.0%#14 of 387
6Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA7432913.4$1.7M+4.2%#42 of 387
7State College, PA737412.5$1.8M−0.4%#45 of 387
8Gettysburg, PA715714.0$1.6M+3.6%#55 of 387
9Pittsburgh, PA651,44013.6$1.6M−1.3%#88 of 387
10Johnstown, PA646311.3$1.7M−3.2%#97 of 387

Other business types in the Lebanon metro area

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Lebanon, PA metro area?

The Lebanon metro area has 25 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 86 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Lebanon, PA metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $124.1M a year, or $2,189 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $5M 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 56,712 households in the Lebanon metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Lebanon, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

The Lebanon metro area has 4.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 73% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $5M, 3.9 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Lebanon metro area would have about 98, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,452 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is the Lebanon, PA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Lebanon metro area at 146,380 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,712 households. The median household income in the Lebanon metro area is $78,425 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.1% 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 Lebanon metro area scores 87 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #8 of 387 scored metro areas.

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