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Clothing and shoe stores in Mitchell County, NC
The clothing and shoe stores in Mitchell County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #963 of 2,087 scored counties
#43 of 85 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,634 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 41% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.1
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,062
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Mitchell County comes to about $10.8M a year: $1,634 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.8M per store, 41% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
There are 6 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Mitchell County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 9.1 for every 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Mitchell County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 2,196 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Mitchell County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Mitchell County is 52 (upper middle), #963 of 2,087 scored counties and #43 of 85 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Mitchell 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 | Mitchell County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.1 | 15.4 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,196 | 1,297 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,634 | $1,894 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $57,602 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $228K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,062+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 6,587
- Median age
- 47.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 221 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $57,602+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,464
- Median home value
- $220,100
- Jobs located here
- 4,757
- Daytime population
- 13,884Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 43Mitchell County, NC | 52 | 6 | 9.1 | $1.8M | +1.1% | #963 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Mitchell 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 laundry42
- Clothing and shoe stores52
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Mitchell County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 clothing and shoe stores in Mitchell County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mitchell County, NC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $10.8M a year, or $1,634 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 6,587 households in Mitchell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mitchell County, NC compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Mitchell County has 9.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.8M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Mitchell County would have about 9, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,196 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Mitchell County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Mitchell County at 15,062 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,587 households. Median household income in Mitchell County is $57,602, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.9%, 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. Mitchell County scores 52 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #963 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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