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Clothing and shoe stores in Shelby County, TN
How Shelby 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 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,862 of 2,087 scored counties
#66 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 756
- 336 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 357
- −13.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $662.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,827 a household
- Spending per listing
- $876K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.8
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 910,226
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Shelby County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,862 of 2,087 scored counties and #66 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Shelby County comes to about $662.6M a year: $1,827 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 756 clothing and shoe stores, that is $876K per store, 31% 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 756 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Shelby County as of September 2026. 336 of them (44%) are chain locations, 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 357 businesses with payroll in Shelby County classed as clothing and shoe stores, down 13.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,016 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $905K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Shelby County. Population estimates put the population change in Shelby County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Shelby 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 | Shelby County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.8 | 17.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $876K | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,016 | 1,241 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.8% | −7.6% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,827 | $1,842 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $63,767 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 414 → 357−13.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,604
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $98.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,392Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 756336 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 522The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $905K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 910,226−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 362,741
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 753 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,221
- Median household income
- $63,767+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,646
- Median home value
- $249,100
- Jobs located here
- 497,377
- Daytime population
- 1,001,197Residents 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 |
| 66Shelby County, TN | 24 | 756 | 20.8 | $876K | −2.1% | #1,862 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Shelby 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 laundry22
- Clothing and shoe stores24
- Laundromats40
- Dry cleaners26
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Shelby County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 756 clothing and shoe stores in Shelby County. 336 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 357 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 13.8% from 2019. Official counts list 1,392 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Shelby County, TN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $662.6M a year, or $1,827 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 756 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $876K 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 362,741 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, TN compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Shelby 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 $876K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Shelby County would have about 522, against 756 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,016 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Shelby County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 910,226 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 362,741 households. Median household income in Shelby County is $63,767, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Shelby County scores 24 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #1,862 of 2,087 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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