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Clothing and shoe stores in Carter County, KY
The clothing and shoe stores in Carter County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,494 of 2,087 scored counties
#42 of 75 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,597 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.0
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,149
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Carter County comes to about $17.2M a year: $1,597 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per store, 4% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Carter County has 13 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 15%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.0, 26% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Carter County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 2,159 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Carter County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For clothing and shoe stores, Carter County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,494 of 2,087 scored counties and #42 of 75 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Carter County compares
The same measures for Kentucky 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 | Carter County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.0 | 15.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,159 | 1,552 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,597 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $51,235 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 19
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $284K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Carter 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 Carter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,149−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 10,794
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 410 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $51,235+47.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,045
- Median home value
- $132,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,014
- Daytime population
- 23,638Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oldham County, KY | 93 | 13 | 5.6 | $4.4M | +4.9% | #11 of 2,087 |
| 2Scott County, KY | 87 | 16 | 7.1 | $2.8M | +8.2% | #58 of 2,087 |
| 3Jessamine County, KY | 85 | 10 | 5.0 | $3.8M | +7.8% | #70 of 2,087 |
| 4Bullitt County, KY | 85 | 18 | 5.7 | $3.4M | +5.0% | #74 of 2,087 |
| 5Anderson County, KY | 79 | 5 | 5.2 | $3.5M | +5.5% | #167 of 2,087 |
| 6Meade County, KY | 75 | 6 | 5.5 | $3.4M | +2.2% | #228 of 2,087 |
| 7Kenton County, KY | 74 | 59 | 8.8 | $2.3M | +3.9% | #259 of 2,087 |
| 8Allen County, KY | 69 | 5 | 6.2 | $2.6M | +9.5% | #396 of 2,087 |
| 9Clark County, KY | 67 | 13 | 8.6 | $2M | +2.3% | #467 of 2,087 |
| 10Mercer County, KY | 66 | 8 | 8.7 | $2M | +4.8% | #491 of 2,087 |
| 42Carter County, KY | 37 | 13 | 12.0 | $1.3M | −1.7% | #1,494 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Carter 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 laundry45
- Clothing and shoe stores37
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Carter County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 clothing and shoe stores in Carter County. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Carter County, KY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $17.2M a year, or $1,597 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 10,794 households in Carter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carter County, KY compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Carter County has 12.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Carter County would have about 14, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,159 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Carter County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Carter County at 26,149 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,794 households. Median household income in Carter County is $51,235, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 47.5%, 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. Carter County scores 37 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,494 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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