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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Talladega County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Talladega County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,300 of 2,210 scored counties
#25 of 58 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 48
- 20 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −20.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $54.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,621 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.3
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,603
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Talladega County spend about $54.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,621 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per business, 29% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 48 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Talladega County as of September 2026. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 42%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.3, 39% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Talladega County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 20.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,771 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 64 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Talladega County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Talladega County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,300 of 2,210 scored counties and #25 of 58 scored counties in Alabama.
How Talladega 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 | Talladega County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.3 | 22.8 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $779K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,771 | 1,020 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −20.8% | −9.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,621 | $1,778 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $57,776 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 19−20.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 140
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 64Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4820 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The 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 Talladega 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 Talladega County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,603+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 33,644
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 737 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 110
- Median household income
- $57,776+39.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,732
- Median home value
- $149,200
- Jobs located here
- 26,861
- Daytime population
- 73,023Residents 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 Talladega 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 |
| 25Talladega County, AL | 45 | 48 | 14.3 | $1.1M | +0.3% | #1,300 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Talladega 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 laundry45
- Clothing and shoe stores45
- Laundromats14
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Talladega County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 48 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Talladega County. 20 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 20.8% from 2019. Another 64 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Talladega County, AL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $54.5M a year, or $1,621 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,644 households in Talladega County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Talladega County, AL compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Talladega County has 14.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Talladega County would have about 62, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,771 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Talladega County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Talladega County at 81,603 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,644 households. The median household income in Talladega County is $57,776 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.8% 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. 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. Talladega County scores 45 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,300 of 2,210 scored counties.
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