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Clothing stores in North Carolina

How many clothing stores exist per person present (residents + daytime workers) across the 23 North Carolina counties we cover, by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Data: Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024 + BLS QCEW.

Includes: Family clothing stores · General apparel shops. Counted together because official statistics use one 448140 code.

State verdict (covered counties): In line with the U.S. rate — 93% of the U.S. rate

Counties covered

in North Carolina

Clothing stores

570

establishments (2023)

Per 10,000 present

0.6

residents + 0.5×workers

U.S. average

0.7

per 10,000 present

State index

93%

vs. U.S.

Residents

7,284,936

in covered counties

Workers

3,028,827

jobs in covered counties

Coverage. This page aggregates only the 23 North Carolina counties BizGapMap covers — not the whole state. Counts and the index reflect those counties. The aggregate index uses only ZIP cells Census published, so it is a lower bound. Density is a supply-side signal: it counts existing clothing stores and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more.

Counties in North Carolina

City	County	Clothing stores	Residents	Workers	Per 10k	Index	Verdict
Asheville	Buncombe County	45–81	269,596	125,376	1.4	196–283%	Range spans bands
Burlington	Alamance County	27–45	187,008	63,483	1.2	179–271%	Range spans bands
Concord	Cabarrus County	32–46	236,047	74,847	1.2	169–222%	High density
Clayton	Johnston County	21–41	189,124	42,187	1.0	145–255%	Range spans bands
Wilmington	New Hanover County	29–53	237,060	118,886	1.0	141–220%	Range spans bands
Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	132–244	1,173,019	704,489	0.9	125–156%	Range spans bands
Greenville	Pitt County	17–45	180,210	62,893	0.8	116–253%	Range spans bands
Durham	Durham County	33–61	327,804	174,233	0.8	115–164%	Range spans bands
Jacksonville	Onslow County	16–36	204,246	41,476	0.7	103–206%	Range spans bands
Fayetteville	Cumberland County	28–60	348,651	97,067	0.7	102–204%	Range spans bands
Winston Salem	Forsyth County	33–79	416,830	178,036	0.7	94–169%	Range spans bands
Hickory	Catawba County	13–31	172,263	85,017	0.6	88–195%	Range spans bands
Greensboro	Guilford County	42–112	577,982	264,336	0.5	79–173%	Range spans bands
Morrisville	Wake County	65–151	1,254,117	563,740	0.4	61–106%	Range spans bands
Leland	Brunswick County	6–26	151,179	32,781	0.4	52–207%	Range spans bands
Asheboro	Randolph County	5–27	127,973	30,351	0.3	51–232%	Range spans bands
Mooresville	Iredell County	7–29	192,680	79,784	0.3	44–118%	Range spans bands
Gastonia	Gaston County	7–35	238,761	70,983	0.3	37–164%	Range spans bands
Monroe	Union County	6–22	250,703	61,424	0.2	31–103%	Range spans bands
Salisbury	Rowan County	3–31	133,355	45,889	0.2	28–268%	Range spans bands
Thomasville	Davidson County	3–19	142,181	36,165	0.2	27–117%	Range spans bands
Chapel Hill	Orange County	0–18	159,674	52,230	0.0	0–109%	Range spans bands
Dunn	Harnett County	0–20	114,473	23,154	0.0	0–207%	Range spans bands

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Lowest vs. highest measured density

Fewest competitors per capita

196%

179%

169%

145%

141%

125%

116%

115%

Most competitors per capita

27%

28%

31%

37%

44%

51%

Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A county with few clothing stores may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. Use the ranking to find where to look, then verify locally.

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