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Clothing and shoe stores in Halifax County, NC
The clothing and shoe stores in Halifax County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,786 of 2,087 scored counties
#79 of 85 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 27
- 14 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $31.3M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,536 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.2
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,534
- −3.9% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, Halifax County has a Groundwork market score of 27 (lower middle): #1,786 of 2,087 scored counties and #79 of 85 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 clothing and shoe stores in Halifax County. Chain locations make up 52% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 13.2 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Halifax County comes to about $31.3M a year: $1,536 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 27 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.2M per store, 9% below 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 12 businesses with payroll in Halifax County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 1,699 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show Halifax County declined 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Halifax County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Halifax County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.2 | 15.4 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,699 | 1,297 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,536 | $1,894 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $45,590 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 68
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 31Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2714 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Halifax 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 Halifax County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,534−3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 20,383
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 724 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $45,590+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,278
- Median home value
- $106,200
- Jobs located here
- 14,278
- Daytime population
- 42,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Halifax County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chatham County, NC | 94 | 20 | 6.1 | $3.7M | +11.0% | #8 of 2,087 |
| 2Franklin County, NC | 84 | 15 | 5.3 | $3.5M | +18.8% | #84 of 2,087 |
| 3Harnett County, NC | 84 | 31 | 6.2 | $2.9M | +12.3% | #89 of 2,087 |
| 4Orange County, NC | 84 | 45 | 7.8 | $2.8M | +6.1% | #92 of 2,087 |
| 5Union County, NC | 84 | 77 | 9.1 | $2.5M | +11.7% | #95 of 2,087 |
| 6Lincoln County, NC | 84 | 32 | 8.7 | $2.3M | +13.2% | #98 of 2,087 |
| 7Hoke County, NC | 80 | 9 | 4.7 | $3.7M | +9.0% | #152 of 2,087 |
| 8Granville County, NC | 76 | 17 | 7.6 | $2.4M | +2.1% | #215 of 2,087 |
| 9Pender County, NC | 76 | 24 | 9.5 | $2M | +19.0% | #221 of 2,087 |
| 10Davie County, NC | 76 | 19 | 11.0 | $1.7M | +6.9% | #224 of 2,087 |
| 79Halifax County, NC | 27 | 27 | 13.2 | $1.2M | −3.9% | #1,786 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Halifax 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 laundry26
- Clothing and shoe stores27
- Laundromats2
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Halifax County, NC?
There are 27 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Halifax County as of September 2026. 14 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 31 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Halifax County, NC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $31.3M a year, or $1,536 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 20,383 households in Halifax County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Halifax County, NC compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Halifax County has 13.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Halifax County would have about 25, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,699 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Halifax County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Halifax County at 46,534 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,383 households. The median household income in Halifax County is $45,590 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. Halifax County scores 27 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,786 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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