Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · South Carolina
Clothing and shoe stores in the Gaffney, SC area
The clothing and shoe stores in the Gaffney, SC area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #498 of 536 scored small-town markets
#6 of 6 scored small-town markets based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 57
- 37 chain locations (65%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- −31.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $34.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,564 a household
- Spending per listing
- $605K
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.8
- 59% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,275
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Gaffney area is 22 (low), #498 of 536 scored small-town markets and #6 of 6 scored small-town markets based in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 57 clothing and shoe stores in the Gaffney area. Chain locations make up 65% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.8, 59% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Gaffney area comes to about $34.5M a year: $1,564 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 57 clothing and shoe stores, that is $605K per store, 52% below 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.
Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Gaffney area in 2023, down 31.9% from 2019. That is one for every 689 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Gaffney area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Gaffney 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 | Gaffney area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.8 | 17.3 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $605K | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 689 | 1,093 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −31.9% | −7.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,564 | $1,838 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $50,288 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32−31.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 508
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5737 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 Gaffney 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 Gaffney area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,275+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 22,063
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 393 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $50,288+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,479
- Median home value
- $142,000
- Jobs located here
- 18,680
- Daytime population
- 47,816Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in South Carolina for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with the Gaffney area marked.
Top small-town markets in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Seneca, SC | 75 | 31 | 9.0 | $2M | +6.3% | #62 of 536 |
| 2Newberry, SC | 63 | 18 | 11.7 | $1.4M | +4.8% | #160 of 536 |
| 3Greenwood, SC | 40 | 57 | 15.1 | $1.1M | +1.7% | #356 of 536 |
| 4Murrells Inlet, SC | 39 | 63 | 23.2 | $801K | +3.8% | #373 of 536 |
| 5Orangeburg, SC | 29 | 55 | 16.6 | $928K | −0.9% | #450 of 536 |
| 6Gaffney, SC | 22 | 57 | 25.8 | $605K | +3.7% | #498 of 536 |
Other business types in the Gaffney 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 laundry24
- Clothing and shoe stores22
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Gaffney, SC area?
The Gaffney area has 57 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 37 of them (65%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 31.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Gaffney, SC area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $34.5M a year, or $1,564 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $605K 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 22,063 households in the Gaffney area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Gaffney, SC area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Gaffney area has 25.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $605K, 52% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Gaffney area would have about 27, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 689 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 31.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Gaffney, SC area growing?
Population estimates put the Gaffney area at 58,275 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,063 households. The median household income in the Gaffney area is $50,288 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Gaffney area scores 22 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #498 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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