Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Alabama
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #305 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 337
- 131 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 169
- −5.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $189.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,923 a household
- Spending per listing
- $562K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.2
- 47% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 267,761
- +14.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area is 33 (lower middle), #305 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 337 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area. 131 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 34.2 per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area comes to about $189.5M a year: $1,923 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 337 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $562K per business, 36% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area was 169 in 2023, down 5.1% from 2019. That is one for every 583 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area. Population estimates show the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area grew 14.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area compares
The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses 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 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.2 | 22.8 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $562K | $779K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 583 | 1,020 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.1% | −9.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,923 | $1,778 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $78,775 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 169−5.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,749
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $41.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 181Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 337131 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 215The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $2.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro 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 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 267,761+14.8% since 2020
- Households
- 98,574
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,590 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 155
- Median household income
- $78,775+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,378
- Median home value
- $316,900
- Jobs located here
- 84,738
- Daytime population
- 233,442Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Alabama for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Alabama, with the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Huntsville, AL | 65 | 446 | 21.7 | $945K | +12.5% | #97 of 387 |
| 2Auburn-Opelika, AL | 57 | 125 | 16.3 | $1.1M | +7.1% | #147 of 387 |
| 3Decatur, AL | 53 | 128 | 20.4 | $879K | +2.5% | #184 of 387 |
| 4Tuscaloosa, AL | 35 | 221 | 20.9 | $834K | +2.9% | #292 of 387 |
| 5Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 33 | 337 | 34.2 | $562K | +14.8% | #305 of 387 |
| 6Birmingham, AL | 31 | 1,184 | 25.5 | $740K | +1.4% | #313 of 387 |
| 7Montgomery, AL | 28 | 334 | 22.1 | $798K | +0.9% | #326 of 387 |
| 8Gadsden, AL | 28 | 92 | 23.3 | $687K | +0.4% | #329 of 387 |
| 9Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 28 | 159 | 25.0 | $685K | +3.5% | #330 of 387 |
| 10Dothan, AL | 23 | 175 | 28.7 | $586K | +3.4% | #349 of 387 |
Other business types in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area
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 laundry33
- Clothing and shoe stores33
- Laundromats49
- Dry cleaners86
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area?
The Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area has 337 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 131 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 169 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 5.1% from 2019. Another 181 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $189.5M a year, or $1,923 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 337 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $562K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 98,574 households in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area has 34.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $562K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area would have about 215, against 337 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 583 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area at 267,761 people in 2025, up 14.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 98,574 households. Median household income in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area is $78,775, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.1%, 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. The Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metro area scores 33 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #305 of 387 scored metro areas.
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