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Clothing and shoe stores in Etowah County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Etowah County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,811 of 2,087 scored counties
#40 of 55 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 69
- 32 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- −3.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $63.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,603 a household
- Spending per listing
- $915K
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.5
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 103,886
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, Etowah County has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #1,811 of 2,087 scored counties and #40 of 55 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 69 clothing and shoe stores in Etowah County. Of those, 32 are chain locations, or 46%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.5, 8% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Etowah County spend about $63.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,603 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 69 clothing and shoe stores, that is $915K per store, 28% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Etowah County was 28 in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,408 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Etowah County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Etowah 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 | Etowah County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.5 | 17.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $915K | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,408 | 1,169 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.4% | −7.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,603 | $1,778 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $54,563 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 28−3.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 381
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 77Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6932 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 50The 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 Etowah 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 Etowah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 103,886+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 39,411
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 535 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 193
- Median household income
- $54,563+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,295
- Median home value
- $167,100
- Jobs located here
- 33,151
- Daytime population
- 97,399Residents 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 Etowah 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 |
| 40Etowah County, AL | 26 | 69 | 17.5 | $915K | +0.4% | #1,811 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Etowah 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 laundry26
- Clothing and shoe stores26
- Laundromats29
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Etowah County, AL?
There are 69 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Etowah County as of September 2026. 32 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. Official counts list 77 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Etowah County, AL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $63.2M a year, or $1,603 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $915K 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 39,411 households in Etowah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Etowah County, AL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Etowah County has 17.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $915K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Etowah County would have about 50, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,408 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Etowah County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Etowah County at 103,886 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,411 households. The median household income in Etowah County is $54,563 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.2% 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. Etowah County scores 26 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,811 of 2,087 scored counties.
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