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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in DeKalb County, AL
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in DeKalb County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,341 of 2,210 scored counties
#28 of 58 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 42
- 6 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $40.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,555 a household
- Spending per listing
- $969K
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.0
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,085
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in DeKalb County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.0, 31% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
At $1,555 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in DeKalb County spend about $40.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $969K per business, 10% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in DeKalb County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 1,745 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 63 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of DeKalb County grew 3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in DeKalb County is 44 (lower middle), #1,341 of 2,210 scored counties and #28 of 58 scored counties in Alabama.
How DeKalb County 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 | DeKalb County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.0 | 22.8 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $969K | $779K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,745 | 1,020 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −9.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,555 | $1,778 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $51,204 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 85
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 63Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 426 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The 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 DeKalb County, 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,085+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 26,181
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 777 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $51,204+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,235
- Median home value
- $152,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,918
- Daytime population
- 67,317Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Limestone County, AL | 78 | 65 | 15.9 | $1.3M | +18.0% | #179 of 2,210 |
| 2Elmore County, AL | 74 | 38 | 11.6 | $1.6M | +4.2% | #269 of 2,210 |
| 3Shelby County, AL | 71 | 154 | 17.7 | $1.2M | +6.5% | #356 of 2,210 |
| 4St. Clair County, AL | 69 | 47 | 13.4 | $1.4M | +7.1% | #408 of 2,210 |
| 5Autauga County, AL | 65 | 28 | 12.2 | $1.5M | +5.1% | #522 of 2,210 |
| 6Blount County, AL | 62 | 28 | 12.6 | $1.4M | +1.8% | #625 of 2,210 |
| 7Bibb County, AL | 61 | 5 | 6.5 | $2.4M | +0.4% | #649 of 2,210 |
| 8Jackson County, AL | 61 | 26 | 11.9 | $1.3M | +3.3% | #663 of 2,210 |
| 9Lawrence County, AL | 61 | 20 | 14.7 | $1.2M | +2.3% | #682 of 2,210 |
| 10Cleburne County, AL | 59 | 7 | 11.7 | $1.4M | +6.0% | #741 of 2,210 |
| 28DeKalb County, AL | 44 | 42 | 16.0 | $969K | +3.4% | #1,341 of 2,210 |
Other business types in DeKalb County
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 laundry44
- Clothing and shoe stores39
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in DeKalb County, AL?
There are 42 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in DeKalb County as of September 2026. 6 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 63 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in DeKalb County, AL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $40.7M a year, or $1,555 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $969K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,181 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, AL compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
DeKalb County has 16.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $969K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 46, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,745 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is DeKalb County, AL growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 74,085 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,181 households. Median household income in DeKalb County is $51,204, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. DeKalb County scores 44 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,341 of 2,210 scored counties.
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