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Clothing and shoe stores in Lexington County, SC
How Lexington 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 #1,052 of 2,087 scored counties
#20 of 40 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 173
- 71 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 118
- +0.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $229.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,879 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.2
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 317,588
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,879 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Lexington County spend about $229.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.3M per store, 4% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.
Lexington County has 173 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 71 are chain locations, or 41%, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.2, 12% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts show 118 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Lexington County in 2023, up 0.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,034 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 162 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Lexington County.
Population estimates put the population change in Lexington County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lexington County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,052 of 2,087 scored counties and #20 of 40 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Lexington 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 | Lexington County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.2 | 17.3 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,034 | 1,093 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +0.9% | −7.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,879 | $1,838 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $77,408 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 117 → 118+0.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,447
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 162Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17371 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 180The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Lexington 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 Lexington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 317,588+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 121,964
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 699 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 436
- Median household income
- $77,408+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,803
- Median home value
- $234,500
- Jobs located here
- 142,688
- Daytime population
- 310,908Residents 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 Lexington 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 |
| 20Lexington County, SC | 50 | 173 | 14.2 | $1.3M | +7.7% | #1,052 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Lexington 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 laundry47
- Clothing and shoe stores50
- Laundromats80
- Dry cleaners32
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Lexington County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 173 clothing and shoe stores in Lexington County. 71 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 118 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, up 0.9% from 2019. Official counts list 162 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lexington County, SC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $229.2M a year, or $1,879 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 173 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 121,964 households in Lexington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lexington County, SC compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Lexington County has 14.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Lexington County would have about 180, against 173 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,034 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Lexington County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Lexington County at 317,588 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 121,964 households. Median household income in Lexington County is $77,408, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Lexington County scores 50 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #1,052 of 2,087 scored counties.
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