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Clothing and shoe stores in Hampton County, SC
The clothing and shoe stores in Hampton County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,917 of 2,087 scored counties
#38 of 40 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,477 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.5
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,174
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Hampton County scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,917 of 2,087 scored counties and #38 of 40 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,477 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Hampton County spend about $10.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 9 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.2M per store, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Hampton County has 9 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.5, 23% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Hampton County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Hampton County declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Hampton 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 | Hampton County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.5 | 17.3 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $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 | −1.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,477 | $1,838 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $44,711 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 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
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Hampton 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 Hampton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,174−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 7,225
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 560 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $44,711+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $59,824
- Median home value
- $112,000
- Jobs located here
- 4,300
- Daytime population
- 15,001Residents 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 |
| 38Hampton County, SC | 21 | 9 | 12.5 | $1.2M | −1.9% | #1,917 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Hampton 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 laundry21
- Clothing and shoe stores21
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Hampton County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 clothing and shoe stores in Hampton County. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Hampton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hampton County, SC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $10.7M a year, or $1,477 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 7,225 households in Hampton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hampton County, SC compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Hampton County has 12.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.2M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Hampton County would have about 8, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Hampton County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Hampton County at 18,174 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,225 households. Median household income in Hampton County is $44,711, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.8%, 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. Hampton County scores 21 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #1,917 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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