Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Alabama
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Selma, AL area
How the Selma, AL area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #472 of 536 scored small-town markets
#11 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Alabama
- Listings
- 30
- 11 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,409 a household
- Spending per listing
- $749K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.8
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,140
- −7.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Selma area scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #472 of 536 scored small-town markets and #11 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $1,409 per household (31% below the U.S. average), households in the Selma area spend about $22.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 30 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $749K per business, 15% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 30 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in the Selma area as of September 2026. 11 of them (37%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.8, 19% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in the Selma area classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 1,772 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Selma area from 2020 to 2025 at −7.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Selma 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 | Selma area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.8 | 22.8 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $749K | $779K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,772 | 1,020 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −9.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −7.9% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,409 | $1,778 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $35,627 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 45
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $708K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3011 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 Selma 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 Selma area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,140−7.9% since 2020
- Households
- 15,947
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 979 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $35,627+5.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $53,885
- Median home value
- $94,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,268
- Daytime population
- 34,961Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Alabama for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Selma area marked.
Top small-town markets in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Scottsboro, AL | 67 | 26 | 11.9 | $1.3M | +3.3% | #119 of 536 |
| 2Ozark, AL | 62 | 26 | 13.2 | $1.2M | +1.3% | #158 of 536 |
| 3Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 54 | 49 | 12.9 | $1.3M | 0.0% | #234 of 536 |
| 4Cullman, AL | 51 | 73 | 20.7 | $837K | +6.7% | #261 of 536 |
| 5Enterprise, AL | 51 | 45 | 21.4 | $832K | +6.3% | #262 of 536 |
| 6Alexander City, AL | 50 | 26 | 15.2 | $1.1M | −0.8% | #265 of 536 |
| 7Fort Payne, AL | 50 | 42 | 16.0 | $969K | +3.4% | #266 of 536 |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 49 | 77 | 19.1 | $867K | +3.0% | #279 of 536 |
| 8Russellville, AL | 47 | 26 | 21.8 | $724K | +1.1% | #299 of 536 |
| 9Albertville, AL | 38 | 106 | 29.1 | $602K | +6.0% | #381 of 536 |
| 11Selma, AL | 25 | 30 | 18.8 | $749K | −7.9% | #472 of 536 |
Other business types in the Selma 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 laundry25
- Clothing and shoe stores21
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Selma, AL area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Selma area. 11 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Selma, AL area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $22.5M a year, or $1,409 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $749K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,947 households in the Selma area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Selma, AL area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Selma area has 18.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $749K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Selma area would have about 26, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,772 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is the Selma, AL area growing?
Population estimates put the Selma area at 35,140 people in 2025, down 7.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,947 households. The median household income in the Selma area is $35,627 a year, 56% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 5.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Selma area scores 25 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #472 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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