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Clothing and shoe stores in Lauderdale County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Lauderdale County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,683 of 2,087 scored counties
#35 of 55 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 79
- 31 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- −16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $68.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,740 a household
- Spending per listing
- $865K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.1
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 97,135
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, Lauderdale County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #1,683 of 2,087 scored counties and #35 of 55 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 79 clothing and shoe stores in Lauderdale County. Of those, 31 are chain locations, or 39%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.1, 24% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Lauderdale County comes to about $68.3M a year: $1,740 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 79 clothing and shoe stores, that is $865K per store, 32% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 40 businesses with payroll in Lauderdale County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 981 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lauderdale County grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lauderdale 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 | Lauderdale County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.1 | 17.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $865K | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 981 | 1,169 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.7% | −7.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,740 | $1,778 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $62,649 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48 → 40−16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 442
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 60Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7931 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The 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 Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 97,135+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 39,258
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 668 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 143
- Median household income
- $62,649+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,306
- Median home value
- $200,300
- Jobs located here
- 30,814
- Daytime population
- 90,942Residents 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 Lauderdale 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 |
| 35Lauderdale County, AL | 31 | 79 | 20.1 | $865K | +3.3% | #1,683 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Lauderdale 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 laundry31
- Clothing and shoe stores31
- Laundromats32
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Lauderdale County, AL?
There are 79 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Lauderdale County as of September 2026. 31 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019. Official counts list 60 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lauderdale County, AL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $68.3M a year, or $1,740 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 79 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $865K 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 39,258 households in Lauderdale County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lauderdale County, AL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Lauderdale County has 20.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $865K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Lauderdale County would have about 54, against 79 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 981 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Lauderdale County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Lauderdale County at 97,135 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,258 households. The median household income in Lauderdale County is $62,649 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.3% 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. Lauderdale County scores 31 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,683 of 2,087 scored counties.
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