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Clothing and shoe stores in Cherokee County, AL
The clothing and shoe stores in Cherokee County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #891 of 2,087 scored counties
#15 of 55 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $16.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,655 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,413
- +5.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 clothing and shoe stores in Cherokee County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 10.8 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Cherokee County spend about $16.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,655 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 21% above 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Cherokee County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Cherokee County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Cherokee County is 54 (upper middle), #891 of 2,087 scored counties and #15 of 55 scored counties in Alabama.
How Cherokee 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.
| Measure | Cherokee County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.8 | 17.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,169 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,655 | $1,778 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $53,863 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,413+5.8% since 2020
- Households
- 10,192
- Median age
- 47.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $53,863+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,789
- Median home value
- $179,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,279
- Daytime population
- 21,170Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Cherokee County marked.
Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Limestone County, AL | 80 | 47 | 11.5 | $1.7M | +18.0% | #164 of 2,087 |
| 2Elmore County, AL | 74 | 27 | 8.2 | $2.3M | +4.2% | #261 of 2,087 |
| 3Shelby County, AL | 73 | 108 | 12.4 | $1.8M | +6.5% | #307 of 2,087 |
| 4St. Clair County, AL | 69 | 37 | 10.5 | $1.7M | +7.1% | #414 of 2,087 |
| 5Autauga County, AL | 65 | 21 | 9.2 | $2.1M | +5.1% | #521 of 2,087 |
| 6Lawrence County, AL | 62 | 14 | 10.3 | $1.7M | +2.3% | #617 of 2,087 |
| 7Dale County, AL | 61 | 14 | 7.1 | $2.3M | +1.3% | #632 of 2,087 |
| 8Blount County, AL | 61 | 21 | 9.5 | $1.8M | +1.8% | #644 of 2,087 |
| 9Chilton County, AL | 61 | 17 | 9.5 | $1.8M | +5.9% | #646 of 2,087 |
| 10Jackson County, AL | 58 | 21 | 9.6 | $1.7M | +3.3% | #741 of 2,087 |
| 15Cherokee County, AL | 54 | 11 | 10.8 | $1.5M | +5.8% | #891 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Cherokee 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 laundry59
- Clothing and shoe stores54
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Cherokee County, AL?
There are 11 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Cherokee County as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Cherokee County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cherokee County, AL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $16.9M a year, or $1,655 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 10,192 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cherokee County, AL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Cherokee County has 10.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.5M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 13, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Cherokee County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Cherokee County at 26,413 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,192 households. The median household income in Cherokee County is $53,863 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Cherokee County scores 54 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #891 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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