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Clothing and shoe stores in Florence County, SC
How Florence County, SC compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,968 of 2,087 scored counties
#39 of 40 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 145
- 64 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 72
- −10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $89.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,700 a household
- Spending per listing
- $620K
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.4
- 69% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 138,504
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Florence County is 19 (low), #1,968 of 2,087 scored counties and #39 of 40 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,700 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Florence County spend about $89.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $620K per store, 51% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Florence County has 145 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 44% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.4, 69% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 72 businesses with payroll in Florence County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 734 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Florence County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Florence 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 | Florence County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.4 | 17.3 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $620K | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 734 | 1,093 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.0% | −7.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,700 | $1,838 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $58,305 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 80 → 72−10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 805
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 124Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14564 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 71The 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 Florence 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 Florence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 138,504+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 52,856
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 801 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 171
- Median household income
- $58,305+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,478
- Median home value
- $177,900
- Jobs located here
- 69,647
- Daytime population
- 148,526Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 39Florence County, SC | 19 | 145 | 27.4 | $620K | +1.2% | #1,968 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Florence 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 laundry19
- Clothing and shoe stores19
- Laundromats32
- Dry cleaners12
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Florence County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 145 clothing and shoe stores in Florence County. 64 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 72 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019. Another 124 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Florence County, SC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $89.9M a year, or $1,700 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 145 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $620K 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 52,856 households in Florence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Florence County, SC compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Florence County has 27.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $620K, 51% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Florence County would have about 71, against 145 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 734 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Florence County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Florence County at 138,504 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,856 households. Median household income in Florence County is $58,305, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Florence County scores 19 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #1,968 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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