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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Sumter County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Sumter County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.8M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,416 a household
Spending per listing
$6.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
11,588
−5.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 clothing, shoe or laundry business in Sumter County. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households.

At $1,416 per household (31% below the U.S. average), households in Sumter County spend about $6.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $6.8M per business.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Sumter County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Sumter County from 2020 to 2025 at −5.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 clothing, shoe or laundry business on map listings, Sumter County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Sumter 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Sumter County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureSumter CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.122.823.3
Spending per listing$6.8M$779K$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,0201,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.0%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,416$1,778$2,055
Median household income$33,310$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored32

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
16Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Sumter 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 Sumter County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,588−5.0% since 2020
Households
4,823
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
904 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$33,310+37.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$52,781
Median home value
$82,600
Jobs located here
2,933
Daytime population
10,978Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Sumter County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL786515.9$1.3M+18.0%#179 of 2,210
2Elmore County, AL743811.6$1.6M+4.2%#269 of 2,210
3Shelby County, AL7115417.7$1.2M+6.5%#356 of 2,210
4St. Clair County, AL694713.4$1.4M+7.1%#408 of 2,210
5Autauga County, AL652812.2$1.5M+5.1%#522 of 2,210
6Blount County, AL622812.6$1.4M+1.8%#625 of 2,210
7Bibb County, AL6156.5$2.4M+0.4%#649 of 2,210
8Jackson County, AL612611.9$1.3M+3.3%#663 of 2,210
9Lawrence County, AL612014.7$1.2M+2.3%#682 of 2,210
10Cleburne County, AL59711.7$1.4M+6.0%#741 of 2,210
Sumter County, ALNot scored12.1$6.8M−5.0%

Other business types in Sumter County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Sumter County, AL?

Sumter County has 1 clothing, shoe or laundry business on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Sumter County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Sumter County, AL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $6.8M a year, or $1,416 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 clothing, shoe or laundry business on map listings, it comes to $6.8M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,823 households in Sumter County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Sumter County, AL compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Sumter County has 1 clothing, shoe or laundry business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Sumter County would have about 8, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Sumter County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Sumter County at 11,588 people in 2025, down 5.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,823 households. Median household income in Sumter County is $33,310, 59% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.0%, 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. Sumter County has no market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Sumter County. It maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Sumter County

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