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Clothing and shoe stores in Lincoln County, TN

The clothing and shoe stores in Lincoln County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,085 of 2,087 scored counties
#41 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
17
9 chain locations (53%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$25.9M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,743 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
20% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.4
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,853
+4.3% 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 17 clothing and shoe stores in Lincoln County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 53%, against 44% across the U.S. That is 11.4 per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

At $1,743 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Lincoln County spend about $25.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 20% 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 Lincoln County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 1,237 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lincoln County grew 4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Lincoln County is 49 (lower middle), #1,085 of 2,087 scored counties and #41 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.417.016.2
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,2371,2411,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.6%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,743$1,842$2,055
Median household income$64,667$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score4938

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 12
Employees, 2023
61
Annual payroll, 2023
$959K
One-person businesses, 2023
23Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
179 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,853+4.3% since 2020
Households
14,849
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
570 sq. mi.
People per square mile
63
Median household income
$64,667+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,221
Median home value
$229,700
Jobs located here
9,866
Daytime population
30,502Residents 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 Lincoln 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
41Lincoln County, TN491711.4$1.5M+4.3%#1,085 of 2,087

Other business types in Lincoln County

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

Questions

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

Lincoln County has 17 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $25.9M a year, or $1,743 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 14,849 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lincoln County has 11.4 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.5M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 20, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,237 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Lincoln County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Lincoln County at 36,853 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,849 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $64,667 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Lincoln County scores 49 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,085 of 2,087 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Lincoln County

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