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Clothing and shoe stores in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area
The clothing and shoe stores in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #343 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 457
- 247 chain locations (54%)
- Official establishments
- 362
- −3.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $279.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,760 a household
- Spending per listing
- $612K
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.8
- 78% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 427,551
- +20.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area is 25 (lower middle), #343 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $1,760 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area spend about $279.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $612K per store, 52% 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 457 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 247 are chain locations, or 54%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 28.8 for every 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 362 businesses with payroll in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 3.5% from 2019. That is one for every 439 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +20.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach 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 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.8 | 17.3 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $612K | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 439 | 1,093 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.5% | −7.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +20.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,760 | $1,838 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $66,880 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 362−3.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,190
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $99.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 269Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 457247 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 220The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach 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 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 427,551+20.9% since 2020
- Households
- 158,779
- Median age
- 47.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,133 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 338
- Median household income
- $66,880
- Average household income
- $87,740
- Median home value
- $287,700
- Jobs located here
- 142,324
- Daytime population
- 375,675Residents 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 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach 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 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach 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 laundry26
- Clothing and shoe stores25
- Laundromats63
- Dry cleaners57
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 457 clothing and shoe stores in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area. 247 of them (54%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 362 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 3.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 269 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $279.5M a year, or $1,760 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 457 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $612K 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 158,779 households in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area has 28.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $612K, 52% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area would have about 220, against 457 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 439 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area at 427,551 people in 2025, up 20.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 158,779 households. Median household income in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area is $66,880, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach metro area scores 25 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #343 of 387 scored metro areas.
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