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Clothing and shoe stores in Madison County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 19 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,970 of 2,087 scored counties
#68 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
127
64 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
57
−21.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$67.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,687 a household
Spending per listing
$533K
58% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
31.6
95% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
100,790
+2.0% 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

For clothing and shoe stores, Madison County has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #1,970 of 2,087 scored counties and #68 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Madison County spend about $67.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,687 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $533K per store, 58% 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 127 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 31.6 per 10,000 households, 95% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Madison County in 2023, down 21.9% from 2019. That is one for every 704 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Madison County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Madison County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Madison 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 Madison County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households31.617.016.2
Spending per listing$533K$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment7041,2411,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−21.9%−7.6%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,687$1,842$2,055
Median household income$60,042$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score1938

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
73 → 57−21.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
581
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
113Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
12764 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
100,790+2.0% since 2020
Households
40,153
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
557 sq. mi.
People per square mile
178
Median household income
$60,042+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,863
Median home value
$211,800
Jobs located here
61,474
Daytime population
118,262Residents 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 Madison 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
68Madison County, TN1912731.6$533K+2.0%#1,970 of 2,087

Other business types in Madison County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 127 clothing and shoe stores in Madison County. 64 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 21.9% from 2019. Official counts list 113 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $67.8M a year, or $1,687 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 127 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $533K 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 40,153 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 31.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 95% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $533K, 58% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Madison County would have about 53, against 127 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 704 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 21.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 100,790 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,153 households. Median household income in Madison County is $60,042, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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. Madison County scores 19 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #1,970 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 Madison County

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