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Clothing and shoe stores in Moore County, NC

The clothing and shoe stores in Moore County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #952 of 2,087 scored counties
#42 of 85 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
71
16 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
39
+5.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$87.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,986 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.1
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
110,619
+10.3% 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

Households in Moore County spend about $87.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,986 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 3% below 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 71 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Moore County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 16.1 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Moore County was 39 in 2023, up 5.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,129 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 56 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Moore County grew 10.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Moore County is 53 (upper middle), #952 of 2,087 scored counties and #42 of 85 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Moore 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Moore County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureMoore CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.115.416.2
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,1291,2971,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.4%−8.1%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.3%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,986$1,894$2,055
Median household income$86,080$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score5347

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
37 → 39+5.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
301
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
56Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7116 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
69The 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 Moore 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 Moore County

Population, 2025 estimate
110,619+10.3% since 2020
Households
44,013
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
698 sq. mi.
People per square mile
150
Median household income
$86,080+43.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$107,924
Median home value
$351,400
Jobs located here
42,923
Daytime population
109,477Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Moore County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chatham County, NC94206.1$3.7M+11.0%#8 of 2,087
2Franklin County, NC84155.3$3.5M+18.8%#84 of 2,087
3Harnett County, NC84316.2$2.9M+12.3%#89 of 2,087
4Orange County, NC84457.8$2.8M+6.1%#92 of 2,087
5Union County, NC84779.1$2.5M+11.7%#95 of 2,087
6Lincoln County, NC84328.7$2.3M+13.2%#98 of 2,087
7Hoke County, NC8094.7$3.7M+9.0%#152 of 2,087
8Granville County, NC76177.6$2.4M+2.1%#215 of 2,087
9Pender County, NC76249.5$2M+19.0%#221 of 2,087
10Davie County, NC761911.0$1.7M+6.9%#224 of 2,087
42Moore County, NC537116.1$1.2M+10.3%#952 of 2,087

Other business types in Moore County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Moore County, NC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 71 clothing and shoe stores in Moore County. 16 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, up 5.4% from 2019. Another 56 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Moore County, NC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $87.4M a year, or $1,986 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 71 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 44,013 households in Moore County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Moore County has 16.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Moore County would have about 69, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,129 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Moore County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Moore County at 110,619 people in 2025, up 10.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,013 households. Median household income in Moore County is $86,080, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.6%, 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. Moore County scores 53 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #952 of 2,087 scored counties.

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