Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Tennessee
Clothing and shoe stores in the Cookeville, TN area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Cookeville, TN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #269 of 536 scored small-town markets
#9 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 94
- 24 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- −6.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $96.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,648 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 152,477
- +7.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Cookeville area comes to about $96.7M a year: $1,648 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 19% below 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 94 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Cookeville area as of September 2026. 24 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.0, in line with the U.S. rate of 16.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in the Cookeville area was 30 in 2023, down 6.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,956 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 107 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Cookeville area grew 7.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, the Cookeville area has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #269 of 536 scored small-town markets and #9 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee.
How the Cookeville 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.
| Measure | Cookeville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.0 | 17.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,956 | 1,241 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.2% | −7.6% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.6% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,648 | $1,842 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $55,380 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30−6.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 311
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 107Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9424 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 76The 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 Cookeville 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 Cookeville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 152,477+7.6% since 2020
- Households
- 58,693
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,520 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $55,380
- Average household income
- $75,930
- Median home value
- $237,000
- Jobs located here
- 55,382
- Daytime population
- 142,620Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Tennessee for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Cookeville area marked.
Top small-town markets in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Winchester, TN | 77 | 10 | 5.7 | $3M | +6.4% | #39 of 536 |
| 2Athens, TN | 76 | 20 | 7.6 | $2.2M | +8.2% | #53 of 536 |
| 3Newport, TN | 74 | 7 | 4.5 | $3.4M | +5.1% | #64 of 536 |
| 4Crossville, TN | 72 | 18 | 6.4 | $2.6M | +8.0% | #79 of 536 |
| 5Lewisburg, TN | 71 | 20 | 14.7 | $1.2M | +10.5% | #96 of 536 |
| 6Lawrenceburg, TN | 61 | 22 | 12.9 | $1.2M | +6.2% | #176 of 536 |
| 7Greeneville, TN | 60 | 30 | 10.6 | $1.5M | +5.0% | #181 of 536 |
| 8Fayetteville, TN | 57 | 17 | 11.4 | $1.5M | +4.3% | #211 of 536 |
| 9Cookeville, TN | 51 | 94 | 16.0 | $1M | +7.6% | #269 of 536 |
| 10Shelbyville, TN | 48 | 34 | 17.4 | $1M | +9.7% | #296 of 536 |
Other business types in the Cookeville area
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 laundry50
- Clothing and shoe stores51
- Laundromats81
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Cookeville, TN area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 94 clothing and shoe stores in the Cookeville area. 24 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 6.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 107 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Cookeville, TN area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $96.7M a year, or $1,648 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 94 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 58,693 households in the Cookeville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Cookeville, TN area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
The Cookeville area has 16.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Cookeville area would have about 76, against 94 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,956 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Cookeville, TN area growing?
Population estimates put the Cookeville area at 152,477 people in 2025, up 7.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 58,693 households. Median household income in the Cookeville area is $55,380, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Cookeville area scores 51 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #269 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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