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Clothing and shoe stores in McKean County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #629 of 2,087 scored counties
#41 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
12
3 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$31.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,936 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.3
55% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,984
−3.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 clothing and shoe stores in McKean County. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.3, 55% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $1,936 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in McKean County spend about $31.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $2.6M per store, 2.1 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in McKean County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show McKean County declined 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in McKean County is 61 (upper middle), #629 of 2,087 scored counties and #41 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How McKean 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 McKean County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureMcKean CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.313.716.2
Spending per listing$2.6M$1.7M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,5661,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−18.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.5%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,936$2,270$2,055
Median household income$62,905$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6172

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
18Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
123 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The 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 McKean 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 McKean County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,984−3.5% since 2020
Households
16,369
Median age
44.7
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
980 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$62,905+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,484
Median home value
$104,500
Jobs located here
13,613
Daytime population
37,207Residents 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 McKean 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
41McKean County, PA61127.3$2.6M−3.5%#629 of 2,087

Other business types in McKean County

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

Questions

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

There are 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in McKean County as of September 2026. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in McKean County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $31.7M a year, or $1,936 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 16,369 households in McKean County and national spending patterns by income.

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

McKean County has 7.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.6M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, McKean County would have about 25, against 12 on map listings.

How fast is McKean County, PA growing?

Population estimates put McKean County at 38,984 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,369 households. The median household income in McKean County is $62,905 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. McKean County scores 61 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #629 of 2,087 scored counties.

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