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Clothing and shoe stores in Chesterfield County, SC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #794 of 2,087 scored counties
#12 of 40 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
19
2 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$27.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,559 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.8
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,740
+3.4% 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 Chesterfield County spend about $27.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,559 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per store, 13% 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 19 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Chesterfield County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.8, 33% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Chesterfield County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 5,845 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Chesterfield County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Chesterfield County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #794 of 2,087 scored counties and #12 of 40 scored counties in South Carolina.

How Chesterfield County compares

The same measures for South 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 Chesterfield County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureChesterfield CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.817.316.2
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment5,8451,0931,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.5%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,559$1,838$2,055
Median household income$49,235$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score5734

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 3
Employees, 2023
49
Annual payroll, 2023
$745K
One-person businesses, 2023
24Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
192 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County

Population, 2025 estimate
44,740+3.4% since 2020
Households
17,534
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
799 sq. mi.
People per square mile
55
Median household income
$49,235+18.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,908
Median home value
$116,200
Jobs located here
14,899
Daytime population
38,839Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across South Carolina

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

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dorchester County, SC88426.6$2.9M+10.1%#43 of 2,087
2Berkeley County, SC84707.5$2.6M+18.7%#93 of 2,087
3Jasper County, SC8375.3$3.3M+32.2%#106 of 2,087
4Lancaster County, SC83276.7$2.9M+18.3%#111 of 2,087
5York County, SC8011610.2$2M+8.1%#162 of 2,087
6Kershaw County, SC742710.0$1.8M+11.6%#270 of 2,087
7Laurens County, SC70207.4$2.2M+6.2%#379 of 2,087
8Oconee County, SC69319.0$2M+6.3%#408 of 2,087
9Edgefield County, SC651111.3$1.6M+16.1%#535 of 2,087
10Pickens County, SC615811.1$1.6M+5.7%#655 of 2,087
12Chesterfield County, SC571910.8$1.4M+3.4%#794 of 2,087

Other business types in Chesterfield County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Chesterfield County, SC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 19 clothing and shoe stores in Chesterfield County. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. 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 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Chesterfield County, SC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $27.3M a year, or $1,559 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 17,534 households in Chesterfield County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Chesterfield County has 10.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Chesterfield County would have about 22, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,845 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Chesterfield County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Chesterfield County at 44,740 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,534 households. Median household income in Chesterfield County is $49,235, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.6%, 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. Chesterfield County scores 57 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #794 of 2,087 scored counties.

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