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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Wilcox County, AL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 14 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,161 of 2,210 scored counties
#56 of 58 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,472 a household
Spending per listing
$812K
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.1
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,666
−8.3% 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

Wilcox County scores 14 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #2,161 of 2,210 scored counties and #56 of 58 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Wilcox County. None of them are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 18.1 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

At $1,472 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Wilcox County spend about $5.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $812K of household spending for each business on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Wilcox County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Wilcox County from 2020 to 2025 at −8.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Wilcox 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 Wilcox County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureWilcox CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.122.823.3
Spending per listing$812K$779K$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,0201,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−8.3%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,472$1,778$2,055
Median household income$40,640$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score1432

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
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Wilcox 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 Wilcox County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,666−8.3% since 2020
Households
3,860
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
888 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$40,640+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,212
Median home value
$98,800
Jobs located here
2,411
Daytime population
9,208Residents 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 Wilcox 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
56Wilcox County, AL14718.1$812K−8.3%#2,161 of 2,210

Other business types in Wilcox 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 Wilcox County, AL?

There are 7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Wilcox County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. 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 Wilcox County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $5.7M a year, or $1,472 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $812K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,860 households in Wilcox County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wilcox County has 18.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $812K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $880K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending.

How fast is Wilcox County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Wilcox County at 9,666 people in 2025, down 8.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,860 households. Median household income in Wilcox County is $40,640, 50% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Wilcox County scores 14 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,161 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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