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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,172 of 2,210 scored counties
#8 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 618
- 260 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 251
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $565.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,452 a household
- Spending per listing
- $915K
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.8
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 578,741
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region comes to about $565.6M a year: $2,452 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Spread across 618 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $915K per business, 4% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
The South Central Connecticut Planning Region has 618 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 260 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.8, 15% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts show 251 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region in 2023. That is one for every 919 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 323 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The South Central Connecticut Planning Region scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,172 of 2,210 scored counties and #8 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the South Central Connecticut Planning Region compares
The same measures for Connecticut 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 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.8 | 24.5 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $915K | $1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 919 | 965 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.5% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,452 | $2,564 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $88,197 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 251
- Employees, 2023
- 2,548
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $51.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 323Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 618260 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 643The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, 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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 578,741+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 230,673
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 367 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,554
- Median household income
- $88,197
- Average household income
- $121,518
- Median home value
- $353,100
- Jobs located here
- 298,580
- Daytime population
- 597,614Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the South Central Connecticut Planning Region marked.
Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 87 | 37 | 9.4 | $2.5M | +3.0% | #44 of 2,210 |
| 2Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 79 | 62 | 13.0 | $1.9M | +2.2% | #155 of 2,210 |
| 3Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 76 | 268 | 14.9 | $1.6M | +3.2% | #215 of 2,210 |
| 4Capitol Planning Region, CT | 61 | 846 | 21.6 | $1.2M | +3.1% | #683 of 2,210 |
| 5Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 54 | 314 | 26.2 | $975K | +4.1% | #969 of 2,210 |
| 6Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 52 | 278 | 24.0 | $983K | +2.0% | #1,063 of 2,210 |
| 7Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 50 | 197 | 26.6 | $993K | +2.3% | #1,130 of 2,210 |
| 8South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 49 | 618 | 26.8 | $915K | +2.5% | #1,172 of 2,210 |
| 9Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 44 | 897 | 38.1 | $792K | +3.5% | #1,352 of 2,210 |
Other business types in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region
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 laundry49
- Clothing and shoe stores56
- Laundromats41
- Dry cleaners44
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 618 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. 260 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 251 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 323 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $565.6M a year, or $2,452 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 618 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $915K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 230,673 households in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The South Central Connecticut Planning Region has 26.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $915K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the South Central Connecticut Planning Region would have about 643, against 618 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 919 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is the South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the South Central Connecticut Planning Region at 578,741 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 230,673 households. The median household income in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region is $88,197 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The South Central Connecticut Planning Region scores 49 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,172 of 2,210 scored counties.
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