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Clothing and shoe stores in Edgefield County, SC
The clothing and shoe stores in Edgefield County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #535 of 2,087 scored counties
#9 of 40 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 11
- 3 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $17.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,776 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,808
- +16.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 clothing and shoe stores in Edgefield County. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 11.3 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,776 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Edgefield County spend about $17.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 11 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.6M per store, 24% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Edgefield County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Edgefield County grew 16.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Edgefield County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #535 of 2,087 scored counties and #9 of 40 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Edgefield 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.
| Measure | Edgefield County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 17.3 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,093 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,776 | $1,838 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $73,029 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Edgefield 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 Edgefield County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,808+16.1% since 2020
- Households
- 9,768
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 501 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $73,029+48.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,544
- Median home value
- $202,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,910
- Daytime population
- 21,597Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Edgefield County marked.
Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dorchester County, SC | 88 | 42 | 6.6 | $2.9M | +10.1% | #43 of 2,087 |
| 2Berkeley County, SC | 84 | 70 | 7.5 | $2.6M | +18.7% | #93 of 2,087 |
| 3Jasper County, SC | 83 | 7 | 5.3 | $3.3M | +32.2% | #106 of 2,087 |
| 4Lancaster County, SC | 83 | 27 | 6.7 | $2.9M | +18.3% | #111 of 2,087 |
| 5York County, SC | 80 | 116 | 10.2 | $2M | +8.1% | #162 of 2,087 |
| 6Kershaw County, SC | 74 | 27 | 10.0 | $1.8M | +11.6% | #270 of 2,087 |
| 7Laurens County, SC | 70 | 20 | 7.4 | $2.2M | +6.2% | #379 of 2,087 |
| 8Oconee County, SC | 69 | 31 | 9.0 | $2M | +6.3% | #408 of 2,087 |
| 9Edgefield County, SC | 65 | 11 | 11.3 | $1.6M | +16.1% | #535 of 2,087 |
| 10Pickens County, SC | 61 | 58 | 11.1 | $1.6M | +5.7% | #655 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Edgefield County
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 laundry70
- Clothing and shoe stores65
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Edgefield County, SC?
There are 11 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Edgefield County as of September 2026. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Edgefield County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Edgefield County, SC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $17.4M a year, or $1,776 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 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 9,768 households in Edgefield County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Edgefield County, SC compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Edgefield County has 11.3 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.6M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Edgefield County would have about 14, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Edgefield County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Edgefield County at 29,808 people in 2025, up 16.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,768 households. The median household income in Edgefield County is $73,029 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 48.7% 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. Edgefield County scores 65 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #535 of 2,087 scored counties.
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