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Clothing and shoe stores in Lycoming County, PA

The clothing and shoe stores in Lycoming County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #898 of 2,087 scored counties
#50 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
66
35 chain locations (53%)
Official establishments
18
−50.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$93.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,994 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.1
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
112,587
−1.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 66 clothing and shoe stores in Lycoming County. Chain locations make up 53% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.1, 13% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Households in Lycoming County spend about $93.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,994 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per store, 11% 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 18 businesses with payroll in Lycoming County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 50.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,603 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 51 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $250K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Lycoming County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lycoming County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing and shoe stores, Lycoming County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #898 of 2,087 scored counties and #50 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Lycoming 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 Lycoming County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureLycoming CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.113.716.2
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.7M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,6031,5661,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−50.0%−18.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,994$2,270$2,055
Median household income$63,917$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score5472

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
36 → 18−50.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
223
Annual payroll, 2023
$4M
One-person businesses, 2023
51Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6635 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
74The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$250K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Lycoming 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 Lycoming County

Population, 2025 estimate
112,587−1.3% since 2020
Households
46,861
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,229 sq. mi.
People per square mile
92
Median household income
$63,917+17.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,003
Median home value
$202,200
Jobs located here
49,055
Daytime population
110,643Residents 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 Lycoming 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
50Lycoming County, PA546614.1$1.4M−1.3%#898 of 2,087

Other business types in Lycoming County

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

Questions

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

Lycoming County has 66 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 35 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 50.0% from 2019. Another 51 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $93.5M a year, or $1,994 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 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 46,861 households in Lycoming County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lycoming County has 14.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Lycoming County would have about 74, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,603 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 50.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Lycoming County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Lycoming County at 112,587 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 46,861 households. The median household income in Lycoming County is $63,917 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.8% 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. Lycoming County scores 54 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #898 of 2,087 scored counties.

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