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Clothing and shoe stores in Williamsburg County, SC

How Williamsburg 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 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,898 of 2,087 scored counties
#37 of 40 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
14
3 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$18.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,491 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.4
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,662
−4.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Williamsburg County scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,898 of 2,087 scored counties and #37 of 40 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,491 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Williamsburg County spend about $18.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 3% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Williamsburg County has 14 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 11.4 per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Williamsburg County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Williamsburg County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Williamsburg 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Williamsburg County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureWilliamsburg CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.417.316.2
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,0931,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.5%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,491$1,838$2,055
Median household income$46,213$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score2234

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
21Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
143 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,662−4.0% since 2020
Households
12,291
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
934 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$46,213+42.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$59,459
Median home value
$104,500
Jobs located here
7,315
Daytime population
24,639Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Williamsburg County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dorchester County, SC88426.6$2.9M+10.1%#43 of 2,087
2Berkeley County, SC84707.5$2.6M+18.7%#93 of 2,087
3Jasper County, SC8375.3$3.3M+32.2%#106 of 2,087
4Lancaster County, SC83276.7$2.9M+18.3%#111 of 2,087
5York County, SC8011610.2$2M+8.1%#162 of 2,087
6Kershaw County, SC742710.0$1.8M+11.6%#270 of 2,087
7Laurens County, SC70207.4$2.2M+6.2%#379 of 2,087
8Oconee County, SC69319.0$2M+6.3%#408 of 2,087
9Edgefield County, SC651111.3$1.6M+16.1%#535 of 2,087
10Pickens County, SC615811.1$1.6M+5.7%#655 of 2,087
37Williamsburg County, SC221411.4$1.3M−4.0%#1,898 of 2,087

Other business types in Williamsburg County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Williamsburg County, SC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 clothing and shoe stores in Williamsburg County. 3 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Williamsburg County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Williamsburg County, SC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $18.3M a year, or $1,491 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 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 12,291 households in Williamsburg County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Williamsburg County, SC compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

Williamsburg County has 11.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.3M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending.

How fast is Williamsburg County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Williamsburg County at 29,662 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,291 households. Median household income in Williamsburg County is $46,213, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.3%, 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. Williamsburg County scores 22 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #1,898 of 2,087 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Williamsburg County

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