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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Houston County, AL
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Houston County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,024 of 2,210 scored counties
#49 of 58 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 156
- 64 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 60
- −3.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $73.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,703 a household
- Spending per listing
- $473K
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.0
- 55% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 110,318
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Houston County is 23 (low), #2,024 of 2,210 scored counties and #49 of 58 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 156 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Houston County. Chain locations make up 41% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 36.0 for every 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Houston County comes to about $73.7M a year: $1,703 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 156 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $473K per business, 46% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 60 businesses with payroll in Houston County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 3.2% from 2019. That is one for every 722 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Houston County. Population estimates show Houston County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Houston 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 | Houston County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.0 | 22.8 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $473K | $779K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 722 | 1,020 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.2% | −9.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,703 | $1,778 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $58,626 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 62 → 60−3.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 746
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 99Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15664 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 110,318+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 43,302
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 580 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 187
- Median household income
- $58,626+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,747
- Median home value
- $183,300
- Jobs located here
- 51,974
- Daytime population
- 116,184Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Houston County marked.
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 |
| 49Houston County, AL | 23 | 156 | 36.0 | $473K | +2.8% | #2,024 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Houston 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 laundry23
- Clothing and shoe stores23
- Laundromats32
- Dry cleaners23
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Houston County, AL?
Houston County has 156 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 64 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 3.2% from 2019. Official counts list 99 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Houston County, AL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $73.7M a year, or $1,703 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 156 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $473K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,302 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, AL compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Houston County has 36.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $473K, 46% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Houston County would have about 84, against 156 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 722 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Houston County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 110,318 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,302 households. Median household income in Houston County is $58,626, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Houston County scores 23 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,024 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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