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Clothing and shoe stores in Philadelphia County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Philadelphia County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,154 of 2,087 scored counties
#54 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 1,022
- 395 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 442
- −18.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.4B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,066 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.0
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,574,281
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Philadelphia County comes to about $1.4B a year: $2,066 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 8% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Philadelphia County has 1,022 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 395 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 15.0 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Philadelphia County was 442 in 2023, down 18.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,537 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 1,092 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Philadelphia County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Philadelphia County declined 1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing and shoe stores, Philadelphia County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,154 of 2,087 scored counties and #54 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Philadelphia 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 | Philadelphia County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.0 | 13.7 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.7M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,537 | 1,566 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −18.9% | −18.3% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,066 | $2,270 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $61,953 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 545 → 442−18.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,688
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $135M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,092Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,022395 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,105The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 20
- Amount
- $2.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,574,281−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 679,428
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.1
- Land area
- 134 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11,759
- Median household income
- $61,953+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,219
- Median home value
- $243,100
- Jobs located here
- 745,931
- Daytime population
- 1,658,281Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Philadelphia County marked.
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 |
| 54Philadelphia County, PA | 47 | 1,022 | 15.0 | $1.4M | −1.6% | #1,154 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Philadelphia 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 laundry40
- Clothing and shoe stores47
- Laundromats31
- Dry cleaners39
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Philadelphia County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,022 clothing and shoe stores in Philadelphia County. 395 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 442 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 18.9% from 2019. Official counts list 1,092 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Philadelphia County, PA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1.4B a year, or $2,066 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,022 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 679,428 households in Philadelphia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Philadelphia County, PA compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Philadelphia County has 15.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Philadelphia County would have about 1,105, against 1,022 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,537 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Philadelphia County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Philadelphia County at 1,574,281 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 679,428 households. Median household income in Philadelphia County is $61,953, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.9%, 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. Philadelphia County scores 47 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,154 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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