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Clothing and shoe stores in Choctaw County, AL

The clothing and shoe stores in Choctaw County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,536 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
59% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.6
53% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,904
−5.7% 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 Choctaw County spend about $8.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,536 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 59% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Choctaw County has 4 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.6, 53% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Choctaw County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,752 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Choctaw County declined 5.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, Choctaw County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Choctaw 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 Choctaw County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureChoctaw CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.617.616.2
Spending per listing$2M$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,7521,1691,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.5%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.7%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,536$1,778$2,055
Median household income$47,813$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored26

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$90K
One-person businesses, 2023
11Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Choctaw 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 Choctaw County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,904−5.7% since 2020
Households
5,255
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
914 sq. mi.
People per square mile
14
Median household income
$47,813+33.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,991
Median home value
$123,400
Jobs located here
3,148
Daytime population
11,427Residents 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 Choctaw 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
Choctaw County, ALNot scored47.6$2M−5.7%

Other business types in Choctaw County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 clothing and shoe stores in Choctaw County. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $8.1M a year, or $1,536 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 5,255 households in Choctaw County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Choctaw County has 7.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2M, 59% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Choctaw County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,752 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Choctaw County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Choctaw County at 11,904 people in 2025, down 5.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,255 households. Median household income in Choctaw County is $47,813, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.2%, 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. Choctaw County has no market score for clothing and shoe stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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