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Clothing and shoe stores in the Florence, SC metro area
The clothing and shoe stores in the Florence, SC metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #377 of 387 scored metro areas
#8 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 181
- 70 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 85
- −15.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $131.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,677 a household
- Spending per listing
- $726K
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.1
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 201,392
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Florence metro area scores 13 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #377 of 387 scored metro areas and #8 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Florence metro area spend about $131.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,677 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $726K of household spending for each store on map listings, 43% below 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 181 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Florence metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 70 are chain locations, or 39%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 23.1 per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 85 businesses with payroll in the Florence metro area classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 15.3% from 2019. That is one for every 923 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Florence metro area grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Florence metro area 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 metro area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.1 | 17.3 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $726K | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 923 | 1,093 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.3% | −7.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,677 | $1,838 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $54,443 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 13 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 85−15.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 852
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 171Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18170 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 104The 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 Florence metro 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 Florence metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 201,392+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 78,417
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,361 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 147
- Median household income
- $54,443+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,289
- Median home value
- $170,800
- Jobs located here
- 90,742
- Daytime population
- 204,808Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in South Carolina for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in South Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Florence metro area marked.
Top metro areas in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 59 | 1,734 | 16.1 | $1.3M | +10.1% | #142 of 387 |
| 1Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 56 | 568 | 14.8 | $1.3M | +9.0% | #169 of 387 |
| 2Spartanburg, SC | 55 | 214 | 14.9 | $1.2M | +14.3% | #176 of 387 |
| 3Columbia, SC | 46 | 534 | 15.7 | $1.2M | +6.0% | #230 of 387 |
| 4Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 42 | 738 | 22.0 | $927K | +10.7% | #258 of 387 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 39 | 424 | 18.3 | $1M | +4.7% | #274 of 387 |
| 5Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 38 | 241 | 25.2 | $810K | +12.0% | #283 of 387 |
| 6Sumter, SC | 27 | 62 | 15.1 | $1.1M | −0.3% | #329 of 387 |
| 7Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 25 | 457 | 28.8 | $612K | +20.9% | #343 of 387 |
| 8Florence, SC | 13 | 181 | 23.1 | $726K | +0.9% | #377 of 387 |
Other business types in the Florence metro 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 laundry14
- Clothing and shoe stores13
- Laundromats26
- Dry cleaners33
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Florence, SC metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 181 clothing and shoe stores in the Florence metro area. 70 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 85 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 15.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 171 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Florence, SC metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $131.5M a year, or $1,677 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 181 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $726K 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 78,417 households in the Florence metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Florence, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Florence metro area has 23.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $726K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Florence metro area would have about 104, against 181 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 923 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Florence, SC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Florence metro area at 201,392 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,417 households. Median household income in the Florence metro area is $54,443, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. The Florence metro area scores 13 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #377 of 387 scored metro areas.
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