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Clothing and shoe stores in Benton County, TN
How Benton County, TN 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,464 of 2,087 scored counties
#52 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 8
- 2 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,547 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,183
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,547 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Benton County spend about $11M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 8 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.4M per store, 8% above 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 8 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Benton County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 25%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 11.2 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Benton County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Benton County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Benton County is 38 (lower middle), #1,464 of 2,087 scored counties and #52 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Benton County compares
The same measures for Tennessee 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 | Benton County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 17.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,241 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.6% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,547 | $1,842 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $51,746 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 38 |
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
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 82 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Benton 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 Benton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,183+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 7,121
- Median age
- 46.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 394 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $51,746+38.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,813
- Median home value
- $153,600
- Jobs located here
- 4,112
- Daytime population
- 14,048Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Loudon County, TN | 88 | 17 | 7.1 | $2.8M | +15.6% | #45 of 2,087 |
| 2Fayette County, TN | 84 | 11 | 6.4 | $3.1M | +7.7% | #86 of 2,087 |
| 3Robertson County, TN | 81 | 26 | 9.2 | $2.1M | +9.9% | #147 of 2,087 |
| 4Cheatham County, TN | 77 | 13 | 8.0 | $2.4M | +4.1% | #198 of 2,087 |
| 5Anderson County, TN | 76 | 23 | 7.0 | $2.6M | +6.1% | #213 of 2,087 |
| 6Roane County, TN | 76 | 18 | 7.9 | $2.3M | +7.0% | #219 of 2,087 |
| 7Jefferson County, TN | 75 | 14 | 6.4 | $2.7M | +9.3% | #235 of 2,087 |
| 8Blount County, TN | 75 | 48 | 8.6 | $2.2M | +6.0% | #240 of 2,087 |
| 9Sumner County, TN | 74 | 84 | 10.7 | $1.9M | +9.2% | #269 of 2,087 |
| 10Marion County, TN | 73 | 6 | 5.1 | $3.3M | +3.2% | #275 of 2,087 |
| 52Benton County, TN | 38 | 8 | 11.2 | $1.4M | +2.1% | #1,464 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Benton 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 laundry41
- Clothing and shoe stores38
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Benton County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 clothing and shoe stores in Benton County. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Benton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Benton County, TN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $11M a year, or $1,547 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 7,121 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Benton County, TN compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Benton County has 11.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Benton County would have about 9, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Benton County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Benton County at 16,183 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,121 households. Median household income in Benton County is $51,746, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.0%, 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. Benton County scores 38 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,464 of 2,087 scored counties.
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