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Clothing and shoe stores in Polk County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Polk County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,717 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
3.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
75% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,592
+5.9% 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

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Polk County comes to about $12.7M a year: $1,717 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 clothing and shoe stores, that is $4.2M per store, 3.3 times 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 3 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 75% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Polk County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Polk County grew 5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, Polk County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Polk 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 Polk County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasurePolk CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.017.016.2
Spending per listing$4.2M$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,2411,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.6%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.9%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,717$1,842$2,055
Median household income$62,522$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored38

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Polk 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 Polk County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,592+5.9% since 2020
Households
7,424
Median age
45.2
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
435 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$62,522+44.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,888
Median home value
$169,900
Jobs located here
2,324
Daytime population
13,260Residents 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 Polk 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
Polk County, TNNot scored34.0$4.2M+5.9%

Other business types in Polk County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 clothing and shoe stores in Polk County. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Polk County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $12.7M a year, or $1,717 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 7,424 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Polk County has 4.0 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 75% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $4.2M, 3.3 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Polk County would have about 10, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Polk County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Polk County at 18,592 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,424 households. Median household income in Polk County is $62,522, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 44.4%, 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. Polk County has no market score for clothing and shoe stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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 Polk County

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