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Clothing and shoe stores in Carter County, TN
How Carter 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 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #448 of 2,087 scored counties
#17 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 12
- 7 chain locations (58%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $37.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,545 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 70% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,361
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 clothing and shoe stores in Carter County. Chain locations make up 58% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 4.9 for every 10,000 households, 70% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,545 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Carter County spend about $37.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Carter County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 4,885 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Carter County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Carter County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #448 of 2,087 scored counties and #17 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Carter 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 | Carter County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 17.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,885 | 1,241 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.6% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,545 | $1,842 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $50,135 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 72
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $740K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 127 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Carter 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 Carter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,361+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,425
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 341 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 166
- Median household income
- $50,135+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,526
- Median home value
- $168,200
- Jobs located here
- 12,579
- Daytime population
- 45,703Residents 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 |
| 17Carter County, TN | 67 | 12 | 4.9 | $3.1M | +1.7% | #448 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Carter 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 laundry68
- Clothing and shoe stores67
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Carter County, TN?
Carter County has 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Carter County, TN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $37.7M a year, or $1,545 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per store. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,425 households in Carter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carter County, TN compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Carter County has 4.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 70% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $3.1M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Carter County would have about 30, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,885 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Carter County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Carter County at 57,361 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,425 households. The median household income in Carter County is $50,135 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Carter County scores 67 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #448 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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