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Clothing and shoe stores in Limestone County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Limestone County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #164 of 2,087 scored counties
#1 of 55 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 47
- 17 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $82.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,004 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.5
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 122,928
- +18.0% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, Limestone County has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #164 of 2,087 scored counties and #1 of 55 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing and shoe stores.
At $2,004 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Limestone County spend about $82.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.7M per store, 37% 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 47 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Limestone County as of September 2026. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 36%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 11.5 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Limestone County in 2023. That is one for every 4,095 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show Limestone County grew 18.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Limestone 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 | Limestone County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.5 | 17.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,095 | 1,169 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +18.0% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,004 | $1,778 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $83,629 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 87
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 71Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4717 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The 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 Limestone 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 Limestone County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 122,928+18.0% since 2020
- Households
- 40,953
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 563 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 197
- Median household income
- $83,629+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,289
- Median home value
- $281,000
- Jobs located here
- 33,073
- Daytime population
- 98,251Residents 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 Limestone 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 |
Other business types in Limestone 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 laundry78
- Clothing and shoe stores80
- Laundromats78
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Limestone County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 47 clothing and shoe stores in Limestone County. 17 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 71 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Limestone County, AL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $82.1M a year, or $2,004 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 40,953 households in Limestone County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Limestone County, AL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Limestone County has 11.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Limestone County would have about 65, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,095 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Limestone County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Limestone County at 122,928 people in 2025, up 18.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,953 households. Median household income in Limestone County is $83,629, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.1%, 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. Limestone County scores 80 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #164 of 2,087 scored counties.
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