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Clothing and shoe stores in Geneva County, AL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,049 of 2,087 scored counties
#18 of 55 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
12
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,575 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.3
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,554
+3.2% 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 $1,575 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Geneva County spend about $16.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 12 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.4M per store, 10% 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 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Geneva County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 44% across the U.S. That is 11.3 per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Geneva County in 2023. That is one for every 2,662 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Geneva County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Geneva County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,049 of 2,087 scored counties and #18 of 55 scored counties in Alabama.

How Geneva 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 Geneva County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureGeneva CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.317.616.2
Spending per listing$1.4M$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,6621,1691,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.5%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,575$1,778$2,055
Median household income$52,771$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score5026

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 4
Employees, 2023
9
Annual payroll, 2023
$128K
One-person businesses, 2023
25Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
121 chain location
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 Geneva 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 Geneva County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,554+3.2% since 2020
Households
10,647
Median age
44.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
575 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$52,771+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,805
Median home value
$130,700
Jobs located here
5,518
Daytime population
22,135Residents 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 Geneva 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
18Geneva County, AL501211.3$1.4M+3.2%#1,049 of 2,087

Other business types in Geneva County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 clothing and shoe stores in Geneva County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 25 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $16.8M a year, or $1,575 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 10,647 households in Geneva County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Geneva County has 11.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Geneva County would have about 13, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,662 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Geneva County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Geneva County at 27,554 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,647 households. Median household income in Geneva County is $52,771, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Geneva County scores 50 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #1,049 of 2,087 scored counties.

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