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Clothing and shoe stores in the Cleveland, TN metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Cleveland, TN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #111 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee

Listings
62
23 chain locations (37%)
Official establishments
24
−29.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$86.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,729 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.4
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
134,057
+6.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 62 clothing and shoe stores in the Cleveland metro area. Of those, 23 are chain locations, or 37%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 12.4 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $1,729 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in the Cleveland metro area spend about $86.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.4M per store, 10% above 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 the Cleveland metro area was 24 in 2023, down 29.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,084 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 94 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show the Cleveland metro area grew 6.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Cleveland metro area scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #111 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee.

How the Cleveland metro area 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 Cleveland, TN metro area compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureCleveland metro areaTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.417.016.2
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment2,0841,2411,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−29.0%−7.6%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.1%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,729$1,842$2,055
Median household income$66,135$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score6338

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24−29.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
287
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
94Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6223 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
68The 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 the Cleveland 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 Cleveland metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
134,057+6.1% since 2020
Households
50,020
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
763 sq. mi.
People per square mile
169
Median household income
$66,135+32.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,584
Median home value
$247,000
Jobs located here
44,994
Daytime population
118,518Residents 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 metro areas in Tennessee for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Cleveland metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Tennessee

Metro areas in Tennessee ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cleveland, TN636212.4$1.4M+6.1%#111 of 387
2Knoxville, TN6250513.4$1.4M+6.9%#119 of 387
3Morristown, TN606012.5$1.3M+7.9%#131 of 387
4Clarksville, TN-KY5717013.6$1.3M+8.5%#161 of 387
5Chattanooga, TN-GA5236215.6$1.2M+5.3%#197 of 387
6Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN481,59919.3$1.1M+8.7%#218 of 387
7Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA4318714.3$1.2M+2.3%#242 of 387
8Johnson City, TN4212514.0$1.2M+4.3%#252 of 387
9Memphis, TN-MS-AR231,03419.8$925K−0.3%#347 of 387
10Jackson, TN1618024.8$675K+2.2%#371 of 387

Other business types in the Cleveland metro area

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

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Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Cleveland, TN metro area?

The Cleveland metro area has 62 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 29.0% from 2019. Official counts list 94 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Cleveland, TN metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $86.5M a year, or $1,729 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 50,020 households in the Cleveland metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Cleveland, TN metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

The Cleveland metro area has 12.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Cleveland metro area would have about 68, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,084 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 29.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Cleveland, TN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Cleveland metro area at 134,057 people in 2025, up 6.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,020 households. The median household income in the Cleveland metro area is $66,135 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.5% 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. The Cleveland metro area scores 63 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #111 of 387 scored metro areas.

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