Shetou's industry is the epitome of Taiwanese small and medium family business-the older generation built up their businesses by sheer hard work, and the children have taken over to develop and enhance what their parents began.
1970 年代大小織襪廠和代工廠約有四百多家，形成社頭「董事長多」的景象。社頭織襪業是台灣家族式中小企業的縮影──上一輩篳路藍縷創業、下一代發揚光大。以修飾女性腿部曲線的絲襪為例，目前國內知名品牌如天使、琨蒂絲、華貴、佩登斯等都由社頭魏氏家族經營，每月出貨五十萬打，80 % 外銷。