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As of 4 November 2026, 12,760 general & specialty stores are based in United States; 145 are hiring right now and Houston has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 12,760
- Hiring now
- 145 · 56 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Other general & specialty stores · 2,664
- Top city
- Houston · 79
- Parent market
- Commerce & trade · 380,760
General & specialty stores in United States, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Other general & specialty stores | 2,664 | 21% |
| Tile & flooring webshops | 785 | 6% |
| Convenience stores & kiosks | 657 | 5% |
| Firearms hunting shops | 645 | 5% |
| Antique & vintage dealers | 628 | 5% |
| Vending & micro market operators | 626 | 5% |
| Hot tub pool & spa stores | 460 | 4% |
| Independent supermarkets | 414 | 3% |
| Consumer electronics appliance webshops | 403 | 3% |
| Discount & variety stores | 391 | 3% |
| General merchandise webshops | 376 | 3% |
| Farm feed & country stores | 364 | 3% |
| Wine & spirits shops | 320 | 3% |
| Kitchen & bathroom showrooms | 274 | 2% |
| Furniture webshops | 258 | 2% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 1,222 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 8,343 · 17 |
| 11-50 employees | 2,767 · 38 |
| 51-200 employees | 282 · 45 |
| 201-500 employees | 78 · 17 |
| 501-1000 employees | 25 · 8 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 27 · 10 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 8 · 5 |
| 10,001+ employees | 8 · 5 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 79 | 1% |
| Brooklyn | 60 | 0% |
| Dallas | 54 | 0% |
| Miami | 49 | 0% |
| Phoenix | 49 | 0% |
| New York | 46 | 0% |
| Las Vegas | 45 | 0% |
| Tampa | 44 | 0% |
| Chicago | 40 | 0% |
| San Antonio | 39 | 0% |
| Jacksonville | 36 | 0% |
| Austin | 35 | 0% |
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The stack of general & specialty stores in United States
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Other segments of commerce & trade in United States
Commerce & trade in United States, the whole market →
General consumer goods ecommerce · 164,716 →
Fashion & apparel ecommerce · 79,048 →
Health, beauty & food ecommerce · 43,883 →
Food production, wholesale & retail · 39,410 →
Trade & technical equipment ecommerce · 31,971 →
Machinery equipment wholesale · 20,945 →
Industrial & chemical distribution · 20,644 →
Jewellery & watch ecommerce · 18,727 →
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12,760 general & specialty stores are based in United States; 145 are hiring right now and Houston has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/commerce_trade/united-states/general_and_specialty_stores)
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- ClassificationEvery company is classified from its own website into vertical, sub-vertical and leaf with a confidence score; this page counts industry confidence ≥ 0.7 and country confidence ≥ 0.8.
- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
General & specialty stores in United States: questions
How many general & specialty stores are there in United States?
12,760 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Commerce & trade → General & specialty stores → leaf niches such as other general & specialty stores, tile & flooring webshops, convenience stores & kiosks. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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