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Clothing and shoe stores in Marion County, TN

How Marion County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #275 of 2,087 scored counties
#10 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
6
3 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,683 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
2.6 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.1
69% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,804
+3.2% 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

At $1,683 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Marion County spend about $20M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Marion County has 6 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 5.1 for every 10,000 households, 69% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Marion County in 2023. That is one for every 3,956 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marion County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Marion County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #275 of 2,087 scored counties and #10 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Marion 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 Marion County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.117.016.2
Spending per listing$3.3M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment3,9561,2411,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.6%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,683$1,842$2,055
Median household income$61,824$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score7338

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
23
Annual payroll, 2023
$450K
One-person businesses, 2023
19Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
63 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Marion 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 Marion County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,804+3.2% since 2020
Households
11,869
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
498 sq. mi.
People per square mile
59
Median household income
$61,824+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,755
Median home value
$195,200
Jobs located here
7,615
Daytime population
24,764Residents 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 Marion 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

Other business types in Marion County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 clothing and shoe stores in Marion County. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $20M a year, or $1,683 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 11,869 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marion County has 5.1 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 69% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $3.3M, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Marion County would have about 16, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,956 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Marion County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 29,804 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,869 households. Median household income in Marion County is $61,824, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Marion County scores 73 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #275 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 Marion County

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