Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · North Carolina
Clothing and shoe stores in the Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #245 of 536 scored small-town markets
#9 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 50
- 15 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- +9.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $64.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,661 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.9
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 103,325
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 clothing and shoe stores in the Shelby-Kings Mountain area. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 12.9 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in the Shelby-Kings Mountain area spend about $64.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,661 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 2% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in the Shelby-Kings Mountain area classed as clothing and shoe stores, up 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,689 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 80 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Shelby-Kings Mountain area grew 3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Shelby-Kings Mountain area scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #245 of 536 scored small-town markets and #9 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina.
How the Shelby-Kings Mountain area 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 | Shelby-Kings Mountain area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.9 | 15.4 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,689 | 1,297 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.5% | −8.1% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,661 | $1,894 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $58,534 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23+9.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 177
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 80Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5015 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The 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 the Shelby-Kings Mountain area, 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 the Shelby-Kings Mountain area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 103,325+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 38,850
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 464 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 218
- Median household income
- $58,534+38.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,018
- Median home value
- $200,000
- Jobs located here
- 34,727
- Daytime population
- 92,263Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in North Carolina for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Shelby-Kings Mountain area marked.
Top small-town markets in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anderson Creek, NC | 89 | 31 | 6.2 | $2.9M | +12.3% | #8 of 536 |
| 2Brevard, NC | 73 | 10 | 6.9 | $2.6M | +2.9% | #69 of 536 |
| 3Marion, NC | 68 | 16 | 8.6 | $1.9M | +1.5% | #114 of 536 |
| 4New Bern, NC | 68 | 58 | 11.1 | $1.5M | +3.6% | #116 of 536 |
| 5North Wilkesboro, NC | 65 | 19 | 7.0 | $2.2M | +0.6% | #136 of 536 |
| 6Albemarle, NC | 64 | 29 | 11.5 | $1.5M | +9.8% | #150 of 536 |
| 7Forest City, NC | 61 | 32 | 12.0 | $1.3M | +2.1% | #174 of 536 |
| 8Waynesville, NC | 59 | 32 | 11.8 | $1.4M | +1.9% | #194 of 536 |
| 9Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 53 | 50 | 12.9 | $1.3M | +3.4% | #245 of 536 |
| 10Wilson, NC | 49 | 43 | 13.0 | $1.3M | +1.7% | #284 of 536 |
Other business types in the Shelby-Kings Mountain area
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 laundry51
- Clothing and shoe stores53
- Laundromats75
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC area?
There are 50 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Shelby-Kings Mountain area as of September 2026. 15 of them (30%) 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, up 9.5% from 2019. Official counts list 80 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $64.5M a year, or $1,661 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 38,850 households in the Shelby-Kings Mountain area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Shelby-Kings Mountain area has 12.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Shelby-Kings Mountain area would have about 51, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,689 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC area growing?
Population estimates put the Shelby-Kings Mountain area at 103,325 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 38,850 households. The median household income in the Shelby-Kings Mountain area is $58,534 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.6% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Shelby-Kings Mountain area scores 53 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #245 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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