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Clothing and shoe stores in Colleton County, SC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,012 of 2,087 scored counties
#18 of 40 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
18
6 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,627 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.0
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,382
+2.2% 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

At $1,627 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Colleton County spend about $26.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 18 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.5M per store, 17% 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 18 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Colleton County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.0, 32% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Colleton County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 2,735 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Colleton County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Colleton County is 51 (upper middle), #1,012 of 2,087 scored counties and #18 of 40 scored counties in South Carolina.

How Colleton 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 Colleton County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureColleton CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.017.316.2
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,7351,0931,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.5%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,627$1,838$2,055
Median household income$51,114$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score5134

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
27
Annual payroll, 2023
$582K
One-person businesses, 2023
24Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
186 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The 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 Colleton 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 Colleton County

Population, 2025 estimate
39,382+2.2% since 2020
Households
16,408
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,057 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$51,114+40.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,687
Median home value
$162,500
Jobs located here
9,831
Daytime population
32,639Residents 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 Colleton 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
18Colleton County, SC511811.0$1.5M+2.2%#1,012 of 2,087

Other business types in Colleton County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 clothing and shoe stores in Colleton County. 6 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $26.7M a year, or $1,627 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 16,408 households in Colleton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Colleton County has 11.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.5M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Colleton County would have about 21, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,735 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Colleton County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Colleton County at 39,382 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,408 households. Median household income in Colleton County is $51,114, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.7%, 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. Colleton County scores 51 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #1,012 of 2,087 scored counties.

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