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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Anderson County, KY
How Anderson County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #113 of 2,210 scored counties
#5 of 79 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,802 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 3.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 73% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,225
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
Anderson County scores 81 (high) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #113 of 2,210 scored counties and #5 of 79 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Anderson County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 73% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Anderson County spend about $17.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,802 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each business on map listings, 3.3 times the U.S. figure of $880K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Anderson County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,218 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Anderson County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Anderson County grew 5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Anderson County compares
The same measures for Kentucky 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 | Anderson County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 19.8 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $891K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,218 | 1,307 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −15.2% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,802 | $1,761 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $74,488 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 4
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $122K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 62 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Anderson 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 Anderson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,225+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 9,653
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 120
- Median household income
- $74,488+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,135
- Median home value
- $225,100
- Jobs located here
- 4,941
- Daytime population
- 18,721Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Anderson County marked.
Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oldham County, KY | 92 | 24 | 10.4 | $2.4M | +4.9% | #13 of 2,210 |
| 2Scott County, KY | 88 | 23 | 10.2 | $2M | +8.2% | #37 of 2,210 |
| 3Bullitt County, KY | 85 | 29 | 9.1 | $2.1M | +5.0% | #70 of 2,210 |
| 4Jessamine County, KY | 84 | 21 | 10.5 | $1.8M | +7.8% | #85 of 2,210 |
| 5Anderson County, KY | 81 | 6 | 6.2 | $2.9M | +5.5% | #113 of 2,210 |
| 6Meade County, KY | 74 | 9 | 8.2 | $2.3M | +2.2% | #256 of 2,210 |
| 7Garrard County, KY | 72 | 5 | 7.5 | $2.2M | +7.3% | #307 of 2,210 |
| 8Allen County, KY | 70 | 7 | 8.7 | $1.9M | +9.5% | #373 of 2,210 |
| 9Kenton County, KY | 70 | 89 | 13.2 | $1.5M | +3.9% | #382 of 2,210 |
| 10Trigg County, KY | 67 | 5 | 8.3 | $2M | +3.1% | #445 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Anderson 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 laundry81
- Clothing and shoe stores79
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Anderson County, KY?
Anderson County has 6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Anderson County, KY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $17.4M a year, or $1,802 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,653 households in Anderson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Anderson County, KY compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Anderson County has 6.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 73% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $2.9M, 3.3 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Anderson County would have about 20, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,218 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Anderson County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Anderson County at 25,225 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,653 households. Median household income in Anderson County is $74,488, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.6%, 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. Anderson County scores 81 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (high), #113 of 2,210 scored counties.
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