Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Alabama
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Decatur, AL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Decatur, AL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #184 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 128
- 38 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- −31.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $112.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,796 a household
- Spending per listing
- $879K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.4
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,326
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,796 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Decatur metro area spend about $112.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $879K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 128 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in the Decatur metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.4, 12% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in the Decatur metro area classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 31.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,790 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 125 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Decatur metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, the Decatur metro area has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #184 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama.
How the Decatur 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 | Decatur metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.4 | 22.8 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $879K | $779K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,790 | 1,020 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −31.4% | −9.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,796 | $1,778 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $68,116 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35−31.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 346
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 125Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12838 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 128The 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, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Decatur 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 Decatur metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,326+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 62,667
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,270 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 124
- Median household income
- $68,116+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,472
- Median home value
- $202,500
- Jobs located here
- 58,542
- Daytime population
- 149,857Residents 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 Decatur 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 Decatur 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 laundry53
- Clothing and shoe stores48
- Laundromats56
- Dry cleaners46
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Decatur, AL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 128 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Decatur metro area. 38 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 31.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 125 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Decatur, AL metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $112.5M a year, or $1,796 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 128 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $879K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 62,667 households in the Decatur metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Decatur, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Decatur metro area has 20.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $879K, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,790 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 31.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Decatur, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Decatur metro area at 160,326 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 62,667 households. The median household income in the Decatur metro area is $68,116 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.1% 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. 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 Decatur metro area scores 53 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #184 of 387 scored metro areas.
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