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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Fayette County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #700 of 2,210 scored counties
#36 of 76 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
9
3 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$16.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,726 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.6
59% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,533
+0.7% 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 9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Fayette County. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.6, 59% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

At $1,726 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Fayette County spend about $16.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each business on map listings, 2.1 times 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 Fayette County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Fayette County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Fayette County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #700 of 2,210 scored counties and #36 of 76 scored counties in Indiana.

How Fayette County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 Fayette County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureFayette CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.618.023.3
Spending per listing$1.8M$1.1M$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,3471,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.8%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,726$1,935$2,055
Median household income$59,321$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6067

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
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
93 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,533+0.7% since 2020
Households
9,422
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
215 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$59,321+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,303
Median home value
$130,700
Jobs located here
5,957
Daytime population
18,647Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Indiana

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

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hancock County, IN933711.1$2M+13.5%#12 of 2,210
2Warrick County, IN842811.1$1.9M+4.4%#81 of 2,210
3Morgan County, IN833010.6$1.9M+4.4%#98 of 2,210
4Boone County, IN824917.1$1.5M+13.5%#111 of 2,210
5Floyd County, IN803611.3$1.8M+2.0%#139 of 2,210
6Jasper County, IN78118.6$2.2M+3.0%#167 of 2,210
7Dearborn County, IN782411.8$1.7M+1.7%#176 of 2,210
8Montgomery County, IN77138.3$2.2M+2.7%#183 of 2,210
9Wells County, IN7697.8$2.4M+2.6%#205 of 2,210
10Madison County, IN76539.9$1.8M+3.8%#211 of 2,210
36Fayette County, IN6099.6$1.8M+0.7%#700 of 2,210

Other business types in Fayette 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 Fayette County, IN?

Fayette County has 9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (33%) 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 Fayette County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Fayette County, IN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $16.3M a year, or $1,726 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,422 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fayette County has 9.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.8M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Fayette County would have about 19, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Fayette County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Fayette County at 23,533 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,422 households. Median household income in Fayette County is $59,321, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Fayette County scores 60 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #700 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 Fayette County

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