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Clothing and shoe stores in Randolph County, NC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Randolph County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #781 of 2,087 scored counties
#33 of 85 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
59
16 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
23
−4.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$96.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,666 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
28% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.2
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
149,516
+3.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 59 clothing and shoe stores in Randolph County. 16 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 10.2 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $1,666 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Randolph County spend about $96.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 59 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.6M per store, 28% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Randolph County was 23 in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,510 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 84 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Randolph County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Randolph County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #781 of 2,087 scored counties and #33 of 85 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Randolph 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 Randolph County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureRandolph CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.215.416.2
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,5101,2971,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.2%−8.1%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,666$1,894$2,055
Median household income$61,022$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score5747

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24 → 23−4.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
361
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
84Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5916 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
76The 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 Randolph 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 Randolph County

Population, 2025 estimate
149,516+3.5% since 2020
Households
57,721
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
782 sq. mi.
People per square mile
187
Median household income
$61,022+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,923
Median home value
$197,100
Jobs located here
43,898
Daytime population
126,314Residents 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 Randolph 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
33Randolph County, NC575910.2$1.6M+3.5%#781 of 2,087

Other business types in Randolph County

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

Questions

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

There are 59 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Randolph County as of September 2026. 16 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019. Another 84 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $96.1M a year, or $1,666 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 57,721 households in Randolph County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Randolph County has 10.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.6M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Randolph County would have about 76, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,510 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Randolph County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Randolph County at 149,516 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,721 households. The median household income in Randolph County is $61,022 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% 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. Randolph County scores 57 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #781 of 2,087 scored counties.

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