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Clothing and shoe stores in Northumberland County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Northumberland County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #188 of 2,087 scored counties
#13 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 17
- 4 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $74M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,953 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 3.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 72% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 89,920
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Northumberland County is 77 (high), #188 of 2,087 scored counties and #13 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing and shoe stores.
At $1,953 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Northumberland County spend about $74M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $4.4M per store, 3.4 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Northumberland County has 17 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 24%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Northumberland County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 9,472 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show Northumberland County declined 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Northumberland 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.
| Measure | Northumberland County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 13.7 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $1.7M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,472 | 1,566 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −18.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,953 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $60,583 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $254K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 174 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 58The 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 Northumberland 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 Northumberland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 89,920−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 37,886
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 198
- Median household income
- $60,583+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,529
- Median home value
- $162,400
- Jobs located here
- 27,386
- Daytime population
- 78,297Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pike County, PA | 94 | 11 | 4.5 | $5M | +7.2% | #5 of 2,087 |
| 2Lebanon County, PA | 88 | 25 | 4.4 | $5M | +2.2% | #37 of 2,087 |
| 3Perry County, PA | 85 | 6 | 3.3 | $6.6M | +2.1% | #68 of 2,087 |
| 4Carbon County, PA | 85 | 12 | 4.4 | $4.6M | +1.7% | #69 of 2,087 |
| 5Schuylkill County, PA | 83 | 32 | 5.5 | $3.7M | +1.5% | #103 of 2,087 |
| 6Wayne County, PA | 82 | 10 | 4.8 | $4.2M | +1.1% | #119 of 2,087 |
| 7Northampton County, PA | 82 | 114 | 9.3 | $2.6M | +3.7% | #130 of 2,087 |
| 8Franklin County, PA | 81 | 52 | 8.2 | $2.6M | +3.0% | #142 of 2,087 |
| 9Susquehanna County, PA | 80 | 8 | 5.2 | $4.1M | −0.3% | #150 of 2,087 |
| 10Chester County, PA | 80 | 244 | 11.9 | $2.5M | +4.2% | #157 of 2,087 |
| 13Northumberland County, PA | 77 | 17 | 4.5 | $4.4M | −1.8% | #188 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Northumberland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry76
- Clothing and shoe stores77
- Laundromats24
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Northumberland County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 clothing and shoe stores in Northumberland County. 4 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 33 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Northumberland County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $74M a year, or $1,953 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 37,886 households in Northumberland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Northumberland County, PA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Northumberland County has 4.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $4.4M, 3.4 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Northumberland County would have about 58, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,472 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Northumberland County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Northumberland County at 89,920 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 37,886 households. Median household income in Northumberland County is $60,583, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.5%, 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. Northumberland County scores 77 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #188 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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