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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Shelby County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Shelby County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #356 of 2,210 scored counties
#3 of 58 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 154
- 51 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 48
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $189.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,182 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.7
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 238,552
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 154 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Shelby County. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.7, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Shelby County comes to about $189.5M a year: $2,182 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per business, 40% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Shelby County was 48 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,810 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 209 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Shelby County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Shelby County grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Shelby County is 71 (upper middle), #356 of 2,210 scored counties and #3 of 58 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Shelby 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 | Shelby County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.7 | 22.8 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $779K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,810 | 1,020 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −9.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,182 | $1,778 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $97,961 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48 → 480.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 533
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 209Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15451 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
- 4
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 238,552+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 86,866
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 785 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 293
- Median household income
- $97,961+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,135
- Median home value
- $326,100
- Jobs located here
- 95,355
- Daytime population
- 222,801Residents 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 Shelby 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 |
Other business types in Shelby 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 laundry71
- Clothing and shoe stores73
- Laundromats81
- Dry cleaners56
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Shelby County, AL?
There are 154 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Shelby County as of September 2026. 51 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts also show 209 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Shelby County, AL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $189.5M a year, or $2,182 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 154 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 86,866 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, AL compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Shelby County has 17.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.2M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Shelby County would have about 215, against 154 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,810 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Shelby County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 238,552 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 86,866 households. Median household income in Shelby County is $97,961, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Shelby County scores 71 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #356 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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