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Clothing and shoe stores in Talladega County, AL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,209 of 2,087 scored counties
#21 of 55 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
33
13 chain locations (39%)
Official establishments
19
−20.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$54.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,621 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.8
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
81,603
+0.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 clothing and shoe stores in Talladega County. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 39%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.8, 40% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Talladega County comes to about $54.5M a year: $1,621 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 30% above 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 Talladega County was 19 in 2023, down 20.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,771 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 68 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Talladega County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Talladega County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,209 of 2,087 scored counties and #21 of 55 scored counties in Alabama.

How Talladega 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 Talladega County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureTalladega CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.817.616.2
Spending per listing$1.7M$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,7711,1691,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−20.8%−7.5%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,621$1,778$2,055
Median household income$57,776$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score4526

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24 → 19−20.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
140
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
68Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3313 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The 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 Talladega 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 Talladega County

Population, 2025 estimate
81,603+0.3% since 2020
Households
33,644
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
737 sq. mi.
People per square mile
110
Median household income
$57,776+39.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,732
Median home value
$149,200
Jobs located here
26,861
Daytime population
73,023Residents 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 Talladega 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
21Talladega County, AL45339.8$1.7M+0.3%#1,209 of 2,087

Other business types in Talladega County

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

Questions

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

There are 33 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Talladega County as of September 2026. 13 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 20.8% from 2019. Another 68 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $54.5M a year, or $1,621 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 33,644 households in Talladega County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Talladega County has 9.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Talladega County would have about 43, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,771 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Talladega County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Talladega County at 81,603 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,644 households. The median household income in Talladega County is $57,776 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.8% 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. Talladega County scores 45 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,209 of 2,087 scored counties.

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