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Clothing and shoe stores in Rhea County, TN
The clothing and shoe stores in Rhea County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #581 of 2,087 scored counties
#21 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 13
- 6 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,616 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.6
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,844
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 clothing and shoe stores in Rhea County. Chain locations make up 46% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 9.6 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Rhea County spend about $21.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,616 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.7M per store, 32% 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.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Rhea County in 2023. That is one for every 4,492 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Official counts list 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Rhea County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing and shoe stores, Rhea County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #581 of 2,087 scored counties and #21 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Rhea 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.
| Measure | Rhea County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.6 | 17.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,492 | 1,241 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.6% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,616 | $1,842 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $55,033 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 34
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $504K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 136 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Rhea 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 Rhea County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,844+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 13,475
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 316 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 108
- Median household income
- $55,033+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,267
- Median home value
- $206,000
- Jobs located here
- 10,252
- Daytime population
- 31,260Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Loudon County, TN | 88 | 17 | 7.1 | $2.8M | +15.6% | #45 of 2,087 |
| 2Fayette County, TN | 84 | 11 | 6.4 | $3.1M | +7.7% | #86 of 2,087 |
| 3Robertson County, TN | 81 | 26 | 9.2 | $2.1M | +9.9% | #147 of 2,087 |
| 4Cheatham County, TN | 77 | 13 | 8.0 | $2.4M | +4.1% | #198 of 2,087 |
| 5Anderson County, TN | 76 | 23 | 7.0 | $2.6M | +6.1% | #213 of 2,087 |
| 6Roane County, TN | 76 | 18 | 7.9 | $2.3M | +7.0% | #219 of 2,087 |
| 7Jefferson County, TN | 75 | 14 | 6.4 | $2.7M | +9.3% | #235 of 2,087 |
| 8Blount County, TN | 75 | 48 | 8.6 | $2.2M | +6.0% | #240 of 2,087 |
| 9Sumner County, TN | 74 | 84 | 10.7 | $1.9M | +9.2% | #269 of 2,087 |
| 10Marion County, TN | 73 | 6 | 5.1 | $3.3M | +3.2% | #275 of 2,087 |
| 21Rhea County, TN | 63 | 13 | 9.6 | $1.7M | +4.6% | #581 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Rhea County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry70
- Clothing and shoe stores63
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Rhea County, TN?
Rhea County has 13 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (46%) 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 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rhea County, TN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $21.8M a year, or $1,616 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 13,475 households in Rhea County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rhea County, TN compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Rhea County has 9.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.7M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Rhea County would have about 17, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,492 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Rhea County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Rhea County at 34,844 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,475 households. The median household income in Rhea County is $55,033 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% 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. Rhea County scores 63 for clothing and shoe stores (upper middle), #581 of 2,087 scored counties.
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