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Clothing and shoe stores in Wilcox County, AL
The clothing and shoe stores in Wilcox County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 10 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,069 of 2,087 scored counties
#53 of 55 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,472 a household
- Spending per listing
- $947K
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.5
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 9,666
- −8.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Wilcox County is 10 (low), #2,069 of 2,087 scored counties and #53 of 55 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,472 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Wilcox County spend about $5.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $947K of household spending for each store on map listings, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Wilcox County has 6 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 15.5 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Wilcox County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Wilcox County declined 8.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Wilcox 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 | Wilcox County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.5 | 17.6 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $947K | $1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,169 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −8.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,472 | $1,778 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $40,640 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 10 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Wilcox 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 Wilcox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,666−8.3% since 2020
- Households
- 3,860
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 888 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $40,640+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,212
- Median home value
- $98,800
- Jobs located here
- 2,411
- Daytime population
- 9,208Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 53Wilcox County, AL | 10 | 6 | 15.5 | $947K | −8.3% | #2,069 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Wilcox 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 laundry14
- Clothing and shoe stores10
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Wilcox County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 clothing and shoe stores in Wilcox County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Wilcox County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wilcox County, AL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $5.7M a year, or $1,472 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $947K 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 3,860 households in Wilcox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wilcox County, AL compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Wilcox County has 15.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $947K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Wilcox County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Wilcox County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Wilcox County at 9,666 people in 2025, down 8.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,860 households. Median household income in Wilcox County is $40,640, 50% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Wilcox County scores 10 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #2,069 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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