List of Clothing Companies in the USA

Last updated 2 November 2026

There are 722,390 clothing companies in the USA, one in every 88 US companies. Most of them are small: nine in ten have one to four people, and only 5,160 firms employ 50 people or more. One in twelve clothing firms is based in New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Brooklyn and Miami. Below you find the largest clothing firms in the USA, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our US company database or through the Company Data API.

722,390 companies indexed · Data counted on 2 November 2026

Companies722,3901 in88 US companiesCities9,999Largest cityNew York 16,423Sole traders10%Employees1-4 (89%)Revenue< $100K (70%)Email18%Phone49%Website29%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Tjx Companies, INC., The	USA	Framingham	770 Cochituate Rd	Middlesex	01701	*****.com	1962	$60,372,000,000	377,000	Corporation	4671	582302
2	Ross Stores, INC.	USA	Dublin	5130 Hacienda Dr	Alameda	94568-7635	*****.com	1957	$22,750,559,000	111,000	Corporation	2209	2191809
3	The Gap INC	USA	San Francisco	2 Folsom St	San Francisco	94105-1205	*****.com	1969	$15,366,000,000	79,000	Corporation	2717	2157877
4	Nordstrom, INC.	USA	Seattle	1617 6th Ave	King	98101-1707	*****.com	2025	$15,016,000,000	55,000	Corporation	403	178071138
5	Cintas CORPORATION	USA	Cincinnati	6800 Cintas Blvd	Hamilton	45262	*****.com	1968	$10,340,181,000	48,300	Corporation	1281	601043714
6	V.F. CORPORATION	USA	Denver	1551 Wewatta St	Denver	80202-6173	*****.com	1899	$9,605,207,000	26,000	Corporation	1205	0000372201
7	Pvh CORP.	USA	New York	285 Madison Ave	New York	10017-6401	*****.com	1881	$8,950,200,000	28,000	Corporation	1533	823142
8	Ralph Lauren CORPORATION	USA	New York	650 Madison Ave	New York	10022-1062	*****.com	1967	$8,114,500,000	23,600	Corporation	736	2731048
9	Foot Locker, INC.	USA	New York	330 W 34th St	New York	10001-2406	*****.com	2025	$7,988,000,000	47,306	Corporation	3247	1342102
10	Victoria's Secret & CO.	USA	Reynoldsburg	4 Limited Pkwy E	Franklin	43068-5301	*****.com	1977	$6,553,000,000	33,000	Corporation	850	5622307
11	Levi Strauss & CO.	USA	San Francisco	1155 Battery St	San Francisco	94111-1264	*****.com	1853	$6,282,000,000	19,000	Corporation	718	766102
12	Urban Outfitters, INC.	USA	Philadelphia	5000 S Broad St	Philadelphia	19112	*****.com	1970	$6,165,376,000	31,000	Corporation	650	0000636814
13	Authentic Brands Group LLC	USA	New York	1411 Broadway Fl 21	New York	10018-3471	*****.com	2010	$6,094,467,419	51,450	Corporation	465	4789754
14	American Eagle Outfitters, INC.	USA	Pittsburgh	77 Hot Metal St	Allegheny	15203-2381	*****.com	1977	$5,547,236,000	45,000	Corporation	1128	778455
15	Deckers Outdoor CORPORATION	USA	Goleta	250 Coromar Dr	Santa Barbara	93117-3697	*****.com	1973	$5,472,296,000	5,500	Corporation	67	2346093
16	Abercrombie & Fitch CO.	USA	New Albany	6301 Fitch Path	Mahoning	43054-9269	*****.com	1892	$5,266,292,000	43,200	Corporation	799	2638096
17	Under Armour, INC.	USA	Baltimore	101 Performance Dr	Baltimore City	21230-5684	*****.com	1996	$4,966,370,000	14,400	Corporation	194	D04444345
18	Marubeni America CORPORATION	USA	New York	90 Park Ave Fl 6	New York	10016-1305	*****.com	1951	$4,875,054,274	1,239	Corporation	2310	82860
19	Catalyst Brands LLC	USA	Plano	6501 Legacy Dr Ste B100	Collin	75024-4161	*****.com	2025	$3,304,760,539	60,000	Corporation	916	10047715
20	Kontoor Brands, INC.	USA	Greensboro	400 N Elm St	Guilford	27401-2143	*****.com	2018	$3,152,456,000	10,600	Corporation	90	1776306
21	J. Crew Group, LLC	USA	New York	225 Liberty St Fl 17	New York	10281-1048	*****.com	1983	$3,140,091,046	14,500	Corporation	469	4043069
22	Guess , LLC	USA	Los Angeles	1444 S Alameda St	Los Angeles	90021-2433	*****.com	2026	$2,995,273,000	13,000	Corporation	465	2346089
23	G-Iii Apparel Group, LTD.	USA	New York	512 Fashion Ave Fl 35	New York	10018-0832	*****.com	1956	$2,957,012,000	4,500	Corporation	592	2210754
24	Carter's, INC.	USA	Atlanta	3438 Peachtree Rd Ne Ste 1800	Fulton	30326-1595	*****.com	1865	$2,898,426,000	15,400	Corporation	1380	3691453
25	Designer Brands INC.	USA	Columbus	810 Dsw Dr	Franklin	43219-1828	*****.com	1969	$2,892,671,000	13,000	Corporation	737	379756

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Clothing companies and clothing firms in the USA

722,390

2 November 2026

There are 722,390 clothing companies and clothing firms in the USA in our data (2 November 2026). That is one in every 88 US companies. About 107 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (23,340 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 635,134 88%
Head offices: 11,187
Branch offices: 76,069

Classification

Our platform filter is SIC major group 23, major group 56, 5131, 5136 and 2 more.

427,769 of the 722,390 are corporations and LLCs (59%); 68,723 are sole traders. They come from the state business registers and our US register data, through the Company Data API.

Largest clothing firms in the USA

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in New York, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

TJX Companies, Inc., the is the largest clothing firm in the USA by headcount. 5,160 firms employ 50 people or more; 2,241 employ 100 or more.

1Framingham377,000 staff
2Dublin111,000 staff
3San Francisco79,000 staff
4Seattle55,000 staff
5Cincinnati48,300 staff
6New York47,306 staff
7Pittsburgh45,000 staff
8Reynoldsburg33,000 staff
9Hoffman Estates18,900 staff
10Atlanta15,400 staff

By employee size · 720,871 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	643,020	89%
5-9	45,993	6%
10-19	18,151	3%
20-49	8,547	1%
50-99	2,919	0.4%
100-199	1,312	0.2%
200-499	639	<0.1%
500-999	157	<0.1%
1,000+	133	<0.1%

89% have 1 to 4 people; 8,547 have 20 to 49; 5,160 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	454,724	70%
$100K-$500K	174,953	27%
$500K-$1M	7,535	1%
$1M-$5M	5,634	0.9%
$5M-$10M	951	0.1%
$10M-$50M	900	0.1%
$50M-$100M	105	<0.1%
$100M-$500M	136	<0.1%
$500M+	81	<0.1%

70% under $100,000; 5,634 between $1M and $5M; 2,173 above $5M.

Firm sizes in the USA

Of the 720,871 US clothing firms with a known headcount, 643,020 (89%) have one to four people, 45,993 have five to nine, 26,698 have ten to 49 and 5,160 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (454,724, 70%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all US companies

Micro under 10689,013 96%
Small 10 to 4926,698 4%
Medium 50 to 2494,870 0.7%
Large 250+290 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all US companies (96% have under ten staff).

2,173

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 1,222 more than $10 million.

23,340

firms were entered in 2026.

Where in the USA?

New York has the most clothing companies in the USA (16,423), ahead of Los Angeles (16,311), Houston (10,949), Brooklyn (9,180) and Miami (7,361). Together the five hold one in twelve of them. Relative to their size, Los Angeles, Detroit and New York have the most: 2.0 to 2.7 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

9,999 US cities have at least one clothing firm; 5,572 have ten or more; 0 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Clothing firms per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 1.13. Los Angeles has 2.7 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

By county 1,915 counties

County	Firms	%
Los Angeles	39,487	5%
New York	16,461	2%
Harris	14,510	2%
Orange	14,395	2%
Maricopa	13,988	2%
Miami-Dade	12,584	2%
Dallas	9,381	1%
Kings	9,279	1%
Jefferson	9,217	1%
Cook	8,660	1%

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Clothing firms in New York

New York has 16,423 clothing companies and clothing firms, 2.2% of all 732,093 New York companies and 98% above the national share. Three in four New York firms have fewer than five people; 446 have 50 or more. 159 new firms were entered in 2026, 1,239 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 12,400 · 76%
5-9: 2,054 · 13%
10-19: 902 · 5%
20-49: 610 · 4%
50+: 446 · 3%

Legal form

Sole traders: 438 · 3%
Partnerships: 164 · 1.0%
Corporations and LLCs: 11,872 · 72%
Other or none: 3,949 · 24%

Of the US total: 2.3%
Of all New York companies: 2.2%
Against the national share: 2.0×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 159
Entered 2025: 289
Of USA's 2026 entries: 0.7%

Old

Before 1990: 1,239 · 8%
1990 or later: 15,184 · 92%
Of USA's pre-1990 firms: 4.3%

Reachable

Email: 4,092 · 25%
Phone: 10,415 · 63%
Website: 7,474 · 46%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 6,756 · 47%
$100K-$500K: 6,058 · 42%
$500K-$1M: 592 · 4%
$1M and more: 995 · 7%

Largest

147,306
228,000
323,600
414,500
56,990

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Newcomers in the USA in 2026

23,340 clothing firms were entered in the US register so far in 2026, about 107 a working day, after 36,513 in 2025. The USA as a whole saw 2,970,531 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.8% of the inflow.

41,8152022
44,3552023
39,1412024
36,5132025
23,3402026 so far

23,124 of this year's 23,340 are corporations and LLCs.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1San Francisco602 staff
2Dallas225 staff
3Peoria195 staff
4Arcata150 staff
5Cincinnati45 staff

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 1,325 clothing firms for every one of the caravan companies in the USA.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Clothing Companies	722,390	29%	89%
Chemical Companies	103,379	40%	70%
Car Parts Companies	11,869	55%	58%
Carpet Manufacturers	2,394	42%	71%
Battery Manufacturers	1,130	61%	47%
Caravan Companies	545	54%	64%

In other countries

The USA has more clothing firms than Italy or Spain.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
India	2,100,564	54.2
Brazil	1,534,520	53.2
The USA	722,390	11.3
Italy	291,282	41.5
Spain	104,223	19.1

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Sole traders or corporations: how they are organised

One in eleven US clothing firms work as sole traders, against 5% of all US companies. Three in five are corporations and LLCs.

Sole traders68,72310%
Partnerships8,3491%
Corporations and LLCs427,76959%
No form on record or other217,54930%

Single-site: 88%
Head offices: 11,187
Branches: 76,069

All US companies: 5% sole traders, 1% partnerships, 68% corporations and LLCs.

How reachable are they?

Clothing firms are easier to reach than the average US company: 49% list a phone number and 29% a website.

Email129,528 18%
Phone355,817 49%
Website209,422 29%

Grey line: all US companies (email 15%, phone 42%, website 24%).

The full list with these fields is in our US company database.

The oldest firms in the USA

Our data holds 127 US clothing firms from before 1900, 1,667 from before 1950 and 28,795 from before 1990.

1813
1. Albany
1825
1. Boston
1845
1. Troy
1849
1. Aurora
1850
1. Honolulu
1852
1. Attleboro Falls

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28,795

US clothing firms date from before 1990

2,221

were entered in 1990

Frequently asked questions

How many clothing companies are there in the USA?

There are 722,390 clothing companies and clothing firms in the USA in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. That is one in every 88 US companies.

Which is the largest clothing firm in the USA?

TJX Companies, Inc., the in Framingham, with 377,000 staff.

Which US city has the most clothing companies?

New York, with 16,423, ahead of Los Angeles (16,311), Houston (10,949), Brooklyn (9,180) and Miami (7,361). Relative to its size, Los Angeles has the most: 2.7 times the national share.

How many clothing firms are there in New York?

16,423, which is 2.2% of all 732,093 New York companies and 98% above the national share.

How big is a typical clothing firm?

Small. 89% of the 720,871 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 5,160 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are US clothing companies sole traders or companies?

One in eleven (68,723) are sole traders, 1% are partnerships and 59% (427,769) are corporations and LLCs.

How many clothing firms started in 2026?

23,340 were entered in the US register so far in 2026, after 36,513 in 2025. 23,124 of them are corporations and LLCs.

What is the oldest clothing firm in the USA?

B. Lodge Company in Albany, 1813, followed by Clarks in Boston (1825) and Marvin-Neitzel in Troy (1845). 127 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers clothing companies?

Our platform filters them on SIC major group 23 (apparel and other finished products made from fabrics and similar materials), major group 56 (apparel and accessory stores), 5131 (piece goods, notions, and other dry good) and 5136 (men's and boy's clothing and furnishings) and 2 more.

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 722,390 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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