Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Alabama
Clothing and shoe stores in the Alexander City, AL area
The clothing and shoe stores in the Alexander City, AL area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #283 of 536 scored small-town markets
#4 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Alabama
- Listings
- 22
- 6 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,656 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.9
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,953
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 clothing and shoe stores in the Alexander City area. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 12.9 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in the Alexander City area spend about $28.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,656 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per store, in line with 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in the Alexander City area classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 2,846 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Alexander City area declined 0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Alexander City area is 49 (lower middle), #283 of 536 scored small-town markets and #4 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Alabama.
How the Alexander City area compares
The same measures for Alabama 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 | Alexander City area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.9 | 17.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,846 | 1,169 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,656 | $1,778 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $59,356 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $583K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 29Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 226 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 the Alexander City area, 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 the Alexander City area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,953−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 17,076
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 717 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $59,356
- Average household income
- $78,535
- Median home value
- $158,500
- Jobs located here
- 12,620
- Daytime population
- 35,492Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Alabama for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Alexander City area marked.
Top small-town markets in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ozark, AL | 66 | 14 | 7.1 | $2.3M | +1.3% | #127 of 536 |
| 2Scottsboro, AL | 63 | 21 | 9.6 | $1.7M | +3.3% | #156 of 536 |
| 3Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 54 | 34 | 8.9 | $1.8M | 0.0% | #235 of 536 |
| 4Alexander City, AL | 49 | 22 | 12.9 | $1.3M | −0.8% | #283 of 536 |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 49 | 59 | 14.6 | $1.1M | +3.0% | #286 of 536 |
| 5Cullman, AL | 48 | 57 | 16.1 | $1.1M | +6.7% | #294 of 536 |
| 6Enterprise, AL | 48 | 35 | 16.7 | $1.1M | +6.3% | #295 of 536 |
| 7Fort Payne, AL | 44 | 37 | 14.1 | $1.1M | +3.4% | #322 of 536 |
| 8Russellville, AL | 44 | 21 | 17.6 | $897K | +1.1% | #325 of 536 |
| 9Albertville, AL | 37 | 85 | 23.3 | $750K | +6.0% | #389 of 536 |
Other business types in the Alexander City area
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 laundry50
- Clothing and shoe stores49
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Alexander City, AL area?
There are 22 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Alexander City area as of September 2026. 6 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 29 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Alexander City, AL area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $28.3M a year, or $1,656 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 17,076 households in the Alexander City area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Alexander City, AL area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Alexander City area has 12.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,846 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is the Alexander City, AL area growing?
Population estimates put the Alexander City area at 40,953 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,076 households. The median household income in the Alexander City area is $59,356 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Alexander City area scores 49 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #283 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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