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Clothing and shoe stores in Obion County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 18 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,981 of 2,087 scored counties
#71 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
26
10 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,580 a household
Spending per listing
$761K
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.8
28% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,067
−2.3% 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

For clothing and shoe stores, Obion County has a Groundwork market score of 18 (low): #1,981 of 2,087 scored counties and #71 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Obion County spend about $19.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,580 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $761K of household spending for each store on map listings, 40% 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 26 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Obion County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 20.8 per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Obion County classed as clothing and shoe stores. That is one for every 1,392 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Obion County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Obion 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 Obion County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureObion CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.817.016.2
Spending per listing$761K$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment1,3921,2411,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.6%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,580$1,842$2,055
Median household income$54,613$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score1838

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 9
Employees, 2023
40
Annual payroll, 2023
$678K
One-person businesses, 2023
18Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2610 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 Obion 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 Obion County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,067−2.3% since 2020
Households
12,527
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
545 sq. mi.
People per square mile
56
Median household income
$54,613+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,466
Median home value
$133,600
Jobs located here
12,524
Daytime population
30,043Residents 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 Obion 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
71Obion County, TN182620.8$761K−2.3%#1,981 of 2,087

Other business types in Obion County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 clothing and shoe stores in Obion County. 10 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $19.8M a year, or $1,580 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $761K 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 12,527 households in Obion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Obion County has 20.8 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $761K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Obion County would have about 16, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,392 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.

How fast is Obion County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Obion County at 30,067 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,527 households. Median household income in Obion County is $54,613, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.9%, 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. Obion County scores 18 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #1,981 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 Obion County

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