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Clothing and shoe stores in Greenville County, SC
How Greenville 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,066 of 2,087 scored counties
#21 of 40 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 383
- 149 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 195
- −8.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $429.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,946 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.4
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 583,125
- +10.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Greenville County spend about $429.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,946 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 12% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Greenville County has 383 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 39% of them, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.4, 7% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 195 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Greenville County in 2023, down 8.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,131 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts also show 441 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Greenville County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Greenville County grew 10.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Greenville County is 50 (upper middle), #1,066 of 2,087 scored counties and #21 of 40 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Greenville 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 | Greenville County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.4 | 17.3 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,131 | 1,093 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.4% | −7.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,946 | $1,838 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $76,932 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 213 → 195−8.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,651
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $50.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 441Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 383149 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 338The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Greenville 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 Greenville County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 583,125+10.6% since 2020
- Households
- 220,565
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 786 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 697
- Median household income
- $76,932+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,098
- Median home value
- $299,000
- Jobs located here
- 308,999
- Daytime population
- 615,764Residents 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 Greenville 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 |
| 21Greenville County, SC | 50 | 383 | 17.4 | $1.1M | +10.6% | #1,066 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Greenville 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 laundry49
- Clothing and shoe stores50
- Laundromats73
- Dry cleaners47
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Greenville County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 383 clothing and shoe stores in Greenville County. 149 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 195 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 8.4% from 2019. Another 441 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Greenville County, SC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $429.1M a year, or $1,946 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 383 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 220,565 households in Greenville County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Greenville County, SC compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Greenville County has 17.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.1M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Greenville County would have about 338, against 383 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,131 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Greenville County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Greenville County at 583,125 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 220,565 households. Median household income in Greenville County is $76,932, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. Greenville County scores 50 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #1,066 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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