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Clothing and shoe stores in Marengo County, AL
How Marengo County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,784 of 2,087 scored counties
#39 of 55 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 10
- 6 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,614 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.7
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,311
- −5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Marengo County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,784 of 2,087 scored counties and #39 of 55 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 clothing and shoe stores in Marengo County. 6 of them (60%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 12.7 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Marengo County comes to about $12.7M a year: $1,614 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per store, in line with 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 6 businesses with payroll in Marengo County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 1,316 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show Marengo County declined 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Marengo 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 | Marengo County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.7 | 17.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,316 | 1,169 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.0% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,614 | $1,778 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $43,825 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $420K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 106 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Marengo 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 Marengo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,311−5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 7,898
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 977 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $43,825+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,748
- Median home value
- $107,400
- Jobs located here
- 7,402
- Daytime population
- 17,810Residents 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 Marengo 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 |
| 39Marengo County, AL | 27 | 10 | 12.7 | $1.3M | −5.0% | #1,784 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Marengo 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 laundry28
- Clothing and shoe stores27
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Marengo County, AL?
There are 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Marengo County as of September 2026. 6 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Marengo County, AL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $12.7M a year, or $1,614 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 7,898 households in Marengo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marengo County, AL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Marengo County has 12.7 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,316 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Marengo County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Marengo County at 18,311 people in 2025, down 5.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,898 households. The median household income in Marengo County is $43,825 a year, 46% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.8% 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. Marengo County scores 27 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,784 of 2,087 scored counties.
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