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Clothing and shoe stores in Chilton County, AL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #646 of 2,087 scored counties
#9 of 55 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
17
4 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$30.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,690 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
40% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.5
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,708
+5.9% 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

At $1,690 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Chilton County spend about $30.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.8M per store, 40% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

There are 17 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Chilton County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 24%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.5, 41% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Chilton County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 2,234 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 21 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chilton County grew 5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chilton County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #646 of 2,087 scored counties and #9 of 55 scored counties in Alabama.

How Chilton 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 Chilton County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureChilton CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.517.616.2
Spending per listing$1.8M$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,2341,1691,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.5%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.9%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,690$1,778$2,055
Median household income$65,603$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score6126

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 8
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$366K
One-person businesses, 2023
21Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
174 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Chilton 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 Chilton County

Population, 2025 estimate
47,708+5.9% since 2020
Households
17,875
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
693 sq. mi.
People per square mile
66
Median household income
$65,603+38.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,550
Median home value
$161,300
Jobs located here
9,534
Daytime population
36,082Residents 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 Chilton 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 Chilton County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 clothing and shoe stores in Chilton County. 4 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 21 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $30.2M a year, or $1,690 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 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 17,875 households in Chilton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Chilton 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, 40% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Chilton County would have about 24, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,234 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Chilton County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Chilton County at 47,708 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,875 households. Median household income in Chilton County is $65,603, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.2%, 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. Chilton County scores 61 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #646 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 Chilton County

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