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Clothing and shoe stores in Chittenden County, VT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Chittenden County, VT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,268 of 2,087 scored counties
#10 of 11 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 157
- 65 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 63
- −26.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $177.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,488 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.0
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,115
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,488 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in Chittenden County spend about $177.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 157 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.1M per store, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Chittenden County has 157 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 65 of them (41%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 22.0 per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Chittenden County was 63 in 2023, down 26.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,134 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 115 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $575K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Chittenden County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chittenden County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Chittenden County is 44 (lower middle), #1,268 of 2,087 scored counties and #10 of 11 scored counties in Vermont.
How Chittenden County compares
The same measures for Vermont 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 | Chittenden County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.0 | 14.4 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,134 | 1,775 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −26.7% | −28.4% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,488 | $2,281 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $96,759 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 73 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 86 → 63−26.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 756
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 115Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15765 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 140The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $575K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Chittenden 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 Chittenden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,115+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 71,456
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 537 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 316
- Median household income
- $96,759+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,699
- Median home value
- $439,200
- Jobs located here
- 103,357
- Daytime population
- 189,839Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Franklin County, VT | 85 | 15 | 7.5 | $2.9M | +2.3% | #76 of 2,087 |
| 2Addison County, VT | 78 | 12 | 8.0 | $2.9M | +1.8% | #181 of 2,087 |
| 3Orleans County, VT | 76 | 8 | 6.6 | $3.1M | +0.7% | #209 of 2,087 |
| 4Caledonia County, VT | 75 | 10 | 7.6 | $2.7M | +0.8% | #234 of 2,087 |
| 5Windsor County, VT | 71 | 25 | 9.9 | $2.3M | −0.7% | #348 of 2,087 |
| 6Washington County, VT | 62 | 36 | 13.9 | $1.6M | −0.2% | #619 of 2,087 |
| 7Windham County, VT | 60 | 27 | 13.6 | $1.6M | −1.4% | #684 of 2,087 |
| 8Rutland County, VT | 59 | 31 | 12.2 | $1.7M | −1.4% | #710 of 2,087 |
| 9Lamoille County, VT | 47 | 21 | 17.6 | $1.3M | +1.4% | #1,159 of 2,087 |
| 10Chittenden County, VT | 44 | 157 | 22.0 | $1.1M | +0.4% | #1,268 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Chittenden 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 laundry41
- Clothing and shoe stores44
- Laundromats44
- Dry cleaners53
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Chittenden County, VT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 157 clothing and shoe stores in Chittenden County. 65 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 26.7% from 2019. Official counts list 115 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chittenden County, VT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $177.8M a year, or $2,488 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 157 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 71,456 households in Chittenden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chittenden County, VT compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Chittenden County has 22.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Chittenden County would have about 140, against 157 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,134 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 26.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Chittenden County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Chittenden County at 169,115 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,456 households. Median household income in Chittenden County is $96,759, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.4%, 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. Chittenden County scores 44 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,268 of 2,087 scored counties.
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