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Clothing and shoe stores in Chester County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Chester County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,086 of 2,087 scored counties
#42 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,641 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.9
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,994
+3.5% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Chester County comes to about $10.6M a year: $1,641 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.5M per store, 19% 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 7 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Chester County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That is 10.9 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Chester County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Chester County grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Chester County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,086 of 2,087 scored counties and #42 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Chester 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.

Clothing and shoe stores in Chester County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureChester CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.917.016.2
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,2411,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.6%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,641$1,842$2,055
Median household income$59,341$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score4938

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
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Chester 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 Chester County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,994+3.5% since 2020
Households
6,430
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
286 sq. mi.
People per square mile
62
Median household income
$59,341+14.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,402
Median home value
$164,400
Jobs located here
4,037
Daytime population
14,512Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across Tennessee

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

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Loudon County, TN88177.1$2.8M+15.6%#45 of 2,087
2Fayette County, TN84116.4$3.1M+7.7%#86 of 2,087
3Robertson County, TN81269.2$2.1M+9.9%#147 of 2,087
4Cheatham County, TN77138.0$2.4M+4.1%#198 of 2,087
5Anderson County, TN76237.0$2.6M+6.1%#213 of 2,087
6Roane County, TN76187.9$2.3M+7.0%#219 of 2,087
7Jefferson County, TN75146.4$2.7M+9.3%#235 of 2,087
8Blount County, TN75488.6$2.2M+6.0%#240 of 2,087
9Sumner County, TN748410.7$1.9M+9.2%#269 of 2,087
10Marion County, TN7365.1$3.3M+3.2%#275 of 2,087
42Chester County, TN49710.9$1.5M+3.5%#1,086 of 2,087

Other business types in Chester County

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

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Chester County, TN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 clothing and shoe stores in Chester County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Chester County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Chester County, TN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $10.6M a year, or $1,641 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 6,430 households in Chester County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Chester County has 10.9 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.5M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Chester County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Chester County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Chester County at 17,994 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,430 households. Median household income in Chester County is $59,341, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.2%, 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. Chester County scores 49 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,086 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 Chester County

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