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Clothing and shoe stores in Tioga County, PA

How Tioga County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #309 of 2,087 scored counties
#23 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$33.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,985 a household
Spending per listing
$6.6M
5.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
81% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
40,502
−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 5 clothing and shoe stores in Tioga County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 44% across the U.S. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households, 81% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $1,985 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Tioga County spend about $33.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $6.6M of household spending for each store on map listings, 5.2 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 Tioga County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Tioga County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Tioga County is 72 (upper middle), #309 of 2,087 scored counties and #23 of 61 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Tioga 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 Tioga County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureTioga CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.013.716.2
Spending per listing$6.6M$1.7M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,5661,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−18.3%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,985$2,270$2,055
Median household income$64,899$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score7272

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
19Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The 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 Tioga 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 Tioga County

Population, 2025 estimate
40,502−1.3% since 2020
Households
16,687
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,134 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$64,899+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,543
Median home value
$181,100
Jobs located here
12,172
Daytime population
36,724Residents 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 Tioga 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
23Tioga County, PA7253.0$6.6M−1.3%#309 of 2,087

Other business types in Tioga County

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

Questions

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

Tioga County has 5 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Tioga County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $33.1M a year, or $1,985 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $6.6M 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 16,687 households in Tioga County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tioga County has 3.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 81% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $6.6M, 5.2 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Tioga County would have about 26, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Tioga County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Tioga County at 40,502 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,687 households. The median household income in Tioga County is $64,899 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. Tioga County scores 72 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #309 of 2,087 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Tioga County

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