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Clothing and shoe stores in Montour County, PA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Montour County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #483 of 2,087 scored counties
#31 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$17.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,256 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
74% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.2
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,868
−1.4% 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

Households in Montour County spend about $17.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,256 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 8 clothing and shoe stores, that is $2.2M per store, 74% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Montour County has 8 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.2, 37% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Montour County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Montour County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Montour County is 66 (upper middle), #483 of 2,087 scored counties and #31 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Montour 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 Montour County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureMontour CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.213.716.2
Spending per listing$2.2M$1.7M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,5661,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−18.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,256$2,270$2,055
Median household income$76,976$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6672

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
9Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Montour 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 Montour County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,868−1.4% since 2020
Households
7,862
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
130 sq. mi.
People per square mile
139
Median household income
$76,976+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,365
Median home value
$248,100
Jobs located here
17,785
Daytime population
27,804Residents 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 Montour 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
31Montour County, PA66810.2$2.2M−1.4%#483 of 2,087

Other business types in Montour County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 clothing and shoe stores in Montour County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Montour County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $17.7M a year, or $2,256 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 7,862 households in Montour County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montour County has 10.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.2M, 74% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Montour County would have about 14, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Montour County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Montour County at 17,868 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,862 households. Median household income in Montour County is $76,976, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.0%, 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. Montour County scores 66 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #483 of 2,087 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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