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Clothing and shoe stores in the Union City, TN area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in the Union City, TN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 19 out of 100: Low

Ranked #510 of 536 scored small-town markets
#16 of 17 scored small-town markets based 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

The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in the Union City area is 19 (low), #510 of 536 scored small-town markets and #16 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 clothing and shoe stores in the Union City area. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 38%, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 20.8 for every 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Households in the Union City area spend about $19.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,580 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $761K per store, 40% below 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in the Union City area 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 show the Union City area declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Union City area 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 Union City, TN area compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureUnion City areaTennesseeU.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 score1938

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
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 the Union City area, 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 the Union City area

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 small-town markets in Tennessee for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Union City area marked.

Top small-town markets in Tennessee

Small-town markets in Tennessee ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Winchester, TN77105.7$3M+6.4%#39 of 536
2Athens, TN76207.6$2.2M+8.2%#53 of 536
3Newport, TN7474.5$3.4M+5.1%#64 of 536
4Crossville, TN72186.4$2.6M+8.0%#79 of 536
5Lewisburg, TN712014.7$1.2M+10.5%#96 of 536
6Lawrenceburg, TN612212.9$1.2M+6.2%#176 of 536
7Greeneville, TN603010.6$1.5M+5.0%#181 of 536
8Fayetteville, TN571711.4$1.5M+4.3%#211 of 536
9Cookeville, TN519416.0$1M+7.6%#269 of 536
10Shelbyville, TN483417.4$1M+9.7%#296 of 536
16Union City, TN192620.8$761K−2.3%#510 of 536

Other business types in the Union City area

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

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Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in the Union City, TN area?

There are 26 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in the Union City area as of September 2026. 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. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Union City, TN area 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. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,527 households in the Union City area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Union City, TN area compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

The Union City area 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 national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, the Union City area 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 the Union City, TN area growing?

Population estimates put the Union City area at 30,067 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,527 households. The median household income in the Union City area is $54,613 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.9% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Union City area scores 19 for clothing and shoe stores (low), #510 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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