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Clothing and shoe stores in Blount County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Blount County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #644 of 2,087 scored counties
#8 of 55 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
21
4 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$38.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,719 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
43% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.5
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
60,156
+1.8% 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

Households in Blount County spend about $38.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,719 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 43% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Blount County has 21 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 9.5 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Blount County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 3,169 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 38 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Blount County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Blount County is 61 (upper middle), #644 of 2,087 scored counties and #8 of 55 scored counties in Alabama.

How Blount County 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Blount County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureBlount CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.517.616.2
Spending per listing$1.8M$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment3,1691,1691,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.5%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,719$1,778$2,055
Median household income$64,190$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score6126

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 7
Employees, 2023
26
Annual payroll, 2023
$446K
One-person businesses, 2023
38Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
214 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The 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 Blount 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 Blount County

Population, 2025 estimate
60,156+1.8% since 2020
Households
22,180
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
645 sq. mi.
People per square mile
92
Median household income
$64,190+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,889
Median home value
$175,200
Jobs located here
9,571
Daytime population
43,189Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Blount County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL804711.5$1.7M+18.0%#164 of 2,087
2Elmore County, AL74278.2$2.3M+4.2%#261 of 2,087
3Shelby County, AL7310812.4$1.8M+6.5%#307 of 2,087
4St. Clair County, AL693710.5$1.7M+7.1%#414 of 2,087
5Autauga County, AL65219.2$2.1M+5.1%#521 of 2,087
6Lawrence County, AL621410.3$1.7M+2.3%#617 of 2,087
7Dale County, AL61147.1$2.3M+1.3%#632 of 2,087
8Blount County, AL61219.5$1.8M+1.8%#644 of 2,087
9Chilton County, AL61179.5$1.8M+5.9%#646 of 2,087
10Jackson County, AL58219.6$1.7M+3.3%#741 of 2,087

Other business types in Blount County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Blount County, AL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 clothing and shoe stores in Blount County. 4 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 38 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Blount County, AL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $38.1M a year, or $1,719 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 22,180 households in Blount County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Blount County has 9.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.8M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Blount County would have about 30, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,169 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Blount County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Blount County at 60,156 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,180 households. Median household income in Blount County is $64,190, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.1%, 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. Blount County scores 61 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #644 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 Blount County

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