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Clothing and shoe stores in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area
The clothing and shoe stores in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #305 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 269
- 112 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 158
- −6.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $189.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,923 a household
- Spending per listing
- $705K
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.3
- 69% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 267,761
- +14.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area is 33 (lower middle), #305 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area spend about $189.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,923 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 269 clothing and shoe stores, that is $705K per store, 45% below 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 269 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 42% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 27.3 per 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area was 158 in 2023, down 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 624 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area grew 14.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro 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 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.3 | 17.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $705K | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 624 | 1,169 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.5% | −7.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,923 | $1,778 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $78,775 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 158−6.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,701
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $40.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 171Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 269112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 149The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $2.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro 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 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 267,761+14.8% since 2020
- Households
- 98,574
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,590 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 155
- Median household income
- $78,775+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,378
- Median home value
- $316,900
- Jobs located here
- 84,738
- Daytime population
- 233,442Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Alabama for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Alabama, with the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Huntsville, AL | 65 | 325 | 15.8 | $1.3M | +12.5% | #96 of 387 |
| 2Auburn-Opelika, AL | 51 | 99 | 12.9 | $1.4M | +7.1% | #200 of 387 |
| 3Decatur, AL | 48 | 99 | 15.8 | $1.1M | +2.5% | #217 of 387 |
| 4Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 33 | 269 | 27.3 | $705K | +14.8% | #305 of 387 |
| 5Tuscaloosa, AL | 29 | 184 | 17.4 | $1M | +2.9% | #319 of 387 |
| 6Birmingham, AL | 28 | 932 | 20.0 | $940K | +1.4% | #325 of 387 |
| 7Montgomery, AL | 27 | 254 | 16.8 | $1M | +0.9% | #330 of 387 |
| 8Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 26 | 126 | 19.8 | $864K | +3.5% | #335 of 387 |
| 9Gadsden, AL | 25 | 69 | 17.5 | $915K | +0.4% | #339 of 387 |
| 10Dothan, AL | 21 | 131 | 21.5 | $782K | +3.4% | #357 of 387 |
Other business types in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro 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 laundry33
- Clothing and shoe stores33
- Laundromats49
- Dry cleaners86
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 269 clothing and shoe stores in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area. 112 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 158 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 6.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 171 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $189.5M a year, or $1,923 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 269 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $705K 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 98,574 households in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area has 27.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $705K, 45% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area would have about 149, against 269 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 624 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area at 267,761 people in 2025, up 14.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 98,574 households. Median household income in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area is $78,775, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.1%, 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. The Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area scores 33 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #305 of 387 scored metro areas.
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